Partnership for 21st Century Skills Website Reaction

At first the website seemed kind of boring listing mostly informational material that I did not really understand. However, I continued reading under the tab Life and Career Skills and saw a statement that caught my eye "Setting and meeting high standards and goals for delivering quality work on time"(www.21stcenturyskills.org). This is something that I struggle with as a teacher because many teachers in my school system are not conisistent with this. It is very important to teach students at an early age to be responsible as well as doing good, quality work.
Alot of things on the website surprised me because I agree with a lot of it. Many teachers and school systems around me tend to give multiple opporutnities for students to pass or retake a class. It seems that no one wants to hold these kids responsible for their actions. This website lists many goals that all teachers should have for each students in order to TRULY help them succeed not only in school but in business as well.
There is really nothing on the website that I disagree with. I think it is a great site that can help teachers set goals for not only themselves but for their students as well.
I believe that this website implies that the teachers need to step it up and start helping their students with goals instead of hindering by "babying" them with things like extra credit and extra time to complete an assignment after the due date. In my opinion, the main focus of this website is to help these students set and accomplish reachable goals through a variety of activities.
I specifically liked the Ecutopia video that showed an after school program that not noly focused on school related tasks but real world activities such as visiting the pet shelter. A program such as this allows students to experience all kinds of things helping them to figure out what they are interested in doing in the future.