Educating Turkey’s students for their future, not our past

How should countries engage their citizens to understand and shape the changing world? This is the age of acceleration of human experience through the compound impact of disruptive forces on every aspect of our lives. It is also a time of political contestation. The priority of the wider international community is to reconcile the needs and interests of individuals, communities, and nations within an equitable framework based on open borders, free markets, and sustainability. This article sets out the kind of knowledge, skills, attitudes and values that will be central for the success of today’s learners and the learning environments that can best foster these.