Historically education in America and elsewhere has undergone many changes due to different internal and external factors, for some states and nations educational system is no longer centralized but decentralized on district and school levels. The school based curricula and syllabi have been designed and developed and home schooling is accepted. These factors are continuously coming up and they are challenges to education systems, the major factors of today are economical global competitions and developing of the new technology.

 The authors of chapters two, seven and eleven have common issues of how the present education system can be redesigned to infuse and accommodate the new rapid growing technological knowledge, how can the already overcrowded curriculum accommodate new technological knowledge which doubles every two years. How can education solve and answer the ever growing problems of the complex society. The authors have common points and yet unique, they call for innovation in education and the departure point is through technology, they call for participatory and collaborative system .They proposes student engagement, motivation of the learners and continuous assessment and the curriculum that can be adoptive and flexible to new knowledge. Good preparation of teachers and Professional development for school teachers and leaders, the school infrastructure and resources that must facilitate the changes. Linda Darling proposes policy changes and equitable distribution of resources that no child is left behind. Jay McTighe and Elliot Seif give a comprehensive practical   implementation frame work to support the 21 st century skills.  According to Cheryl Lemke    Internet, information technology influence our lives either directly or indirectly wherever we may be on the global; it has become part of our lives in different aspects .There are core sectors and activities in life of the nation and individuals globally that are computerilized and controlled through information communication technology like economy and other departments like health and even education. How can the information technology then facilitate the learning today?

Are the learners of today being prepared and equipped to work in digital society characterized by internet and different social net works and be productive? What knowledge and skills are appropriate for them and for the future? Education involves different stake holders in society like parents and especially business community or private sector which needs different employees qualified in various fields so the need for change does not come only from education establishments, government but from different stakeholders. The knowledge and skills to be learned and taught in schools cannot be in isolation because of the global    interrelationship   and interdependent, economical challenges and global economic competition. Are the present education policies ready and what can be changed and not changed?  There are many challenges, there are parents who complain of technology and control the children they do not understand how the information technology is resourceful for the learners and there are schools and teachers who are not prepared.

 How can information technology and the knowledge which can be accessible from computers, IPods and on phones help the students to be prepared for 21 st century skills? How can the new skills be part of academic areas and be transferable to the new situation. This leads to assessment and evaluation of the current systems, curricula and their contents and make necessary adjustments.

All schools, primary secondary, high schools, colleges, universities and educational institutes have their mission statements from their foundations, but are they still valid or are they  empty words, are they still focused; do they correspond and match with needed  the 21 st century skills, have they achieved their mission?

 Historically education has gone under many changes due to different factors, different models of education have been redesigned as result there are school based curricula with different objectives and goals. Today’s factors are more complex, how can any  model of education take into account and involve information technology ,are  all  schools and institution in the country  ready for it?  

The agreed point is that they must be innovation, a comprehensive and systematic approach and continuous assessment so that a focused, purposeful and strong curriculum may be developed. Though the curriculum is not static but how can already overcrowded prepared curriculum balance and infuse the new knowledge which comes rapidly, are the teachers and stake holders like parents prepared? There many factors that guide and influence the education today, there is economical global competition, and how can a detailed syllabi of what to be learned be developed? Are the proposed policies, frameworks and technological methods workable and affordable to all schools?

Historically education in America and elsewhere has undergone many changes due to different internal and external factors, for some states and nations educational system is no longer centralized but decentralized on district and school levels. The school based curricula and syllabi have been designed and developed and home schooling is accepted. These factors are continuously coming up and they are challenges to education systems, the major factors of today are economical global competitions and developing of the new technology.

 The authors of chapters two, seven and eleven have common issues of how the present education system can be redesigned to infuse and accommodate the new rapid growing technological knowledge, how can the already overcrowded curriculum accommodate new technological knowledge which doubles every two years. How can education solve and answer the ever growing problems of the complex society. The authors have common points and yet unique, they call for innovation in education and the departure point is through technology, they call for participatory and collaborative system .They proposes student engagement, motivation of the learners and continuous assessment and the curriculum that can be adoptive and flexible to new knowledge. Good preparation of teachers and Professional development for school teachers and leaders, the school infrastructure and resources that must facilitate the changes. Linda Darling proposes policy changes and equitable distribution of resources that no child is left behind. Jay McTighe and Elliot Seif give a comprehensive practical   implementation frame work to support the 21 st century skills.  According to Cheryl Lemke    Internet, information technology influence our lives either directly or indirectly wherever we may be on the global; it has become part of our lives in different aspects .There are core sectors and activities in life of the nation and individuals globally that are computerilized and controlled through information communication technology like economy and other departments like health and even education. How can the information technology then facilitate the learning today?

Are the learners of today being prepared and equipped to work in digital society characterized by internet and different social net works and be productive? What knowledge and skills are appropriate for them and for the future? Education involves different stake holders in society like parents and especially business community or private sector which needs different employees qualified in various fields so the need for change does not come only from education establishments, government but from different stakeholders. The knowledge and skills to be learned and taught in schools cannot be in isolation because of the global    interrelationship   and interdependent, economical challenges and global economic competition. Are the present education policies ready and what can be changed and not changed?  There are many challenges, there are parents who complain of technology and control the children they do not understand how the information technology is resourceful for the learners and there are schools and teachers who are not prepared.

 How can information technology and the knowledge which can be accessible from computers, IPods and on phones help the students to be prepared for 21 st century skills? How can the new skills be part of academic areas and be transferable to the new situation. This leads to assessment and evaluation of the current systems, curricula and their contents and make necessary adjustments.

All schools, primary secondary, high schools, colleges, universities and educational institutes have their mission statements from their foundations, but are they still valid or are they  empty words, are they still focused; do they correspond and match with needed  the 21 st century skills, have they achieved their mission?

 Historically education has gone under many changes due to different factors, different models of education have been redesigned as result there are school based curricula with different objectives and goals. Today’s factors are more complex, how can any  model of education take into account and involve information technology ,are  all  schools and institution in the country  ready for it?  

The agreed point is that they must be innovation, a comprehensive and systematic approach and continuous assessment so that a focused, purposeful and strong curriculum may be developed. Though the curriculum is not static but how can already overcrowded prepared curriculum balance and infuse the new knowledge which comes rapidly, are the teachers and stake holders like parents prepared? There many factors that guide and influence the education today, there is economical global competition, and how can a detailed syllabi of what to be learned be developed? Are the proposed policies, frameworks and technological methods workable and affordable to all schools?

  Emmanuel Rutangusa