Learning What Employers Need ; Forum Provides Practical Examples for Teachers

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Teachers from Palmer and Mitchell high schools became students Friday, learning from area business representatives a valuable lesson: The age-old complaint they frequently hear -- "I'll never use this stuff" -- isn't true.

"If a student says that to a geometry teacher, the teacher can say, 'Here's a real problem people at this manufacturing company are trying to solve right now, using math skills,'" said Leslie Wolken, a literacy resource teacher at Palmer High School.

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Learning What Employers Need ; Forum Provides Practical Examples for Teachers

Wolken organized the event, called the 21st Century Skills Forum, and about 170 teachers heard regional employers, who hire anyone from high school dropouts t...

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