# PTE HCS #8: Educational Reform and Career...

Highlight Correct Summary #8 - Level 3 - Feeds Reading + Listening

> You will hear a recording. Choose the paragraph that best summarizes it.

- Dr. Tony Wagner believes that schools focus too much on tests and academic performances instead of the seven skills that he thinks young people need to have in order for them to find a good job.
- Dr. Tony Wagner believes that schools should rethink the way they educate people in order to equip young people with the skills they need to achieve a successful career.
- Dr. Tony Wagner believes that global companies create teams from all over the world to solve problems and the ability to work in an international team is highly desired in employees.
- Dr. Tony Wagner believes that all young people need to become good communicators and understand different cultures in order to participate in virtual meeting rooms.

## Answer

Dr. Tony Wagner believes that schools should rethink the way they educate people in order to equip young people with the skills they need to achieve a successful career.

## Explanation

The correct option accurately reflects the speaker's overarching argument that educational systems need to adapt to better prepare students for professional success.

What to watch: The talk ends with Wagner's main point: educators "must rethink the way that they educate people" so young people gain skills for a career. The correct summary states this conclusion. The option about tests is tempting because you hear it early. But it leaves out the call for schools to change.

## Hints

- Focus on the speaker's main goal rather than specific examples mentioned during the talk.
- Look for the option that encompasses the speaker's general recommendation for change.

## Transcript

Dr. Tony Wagner believes there are seven skills that young people need to have in order for them to find and keep a good job in today's economy. But he thinks our schools are focusing too much on tests and academic performance and aren't doing enough to teach those skills. Let me give you an example. One of Wagner's seven skills is the ability to work in an international team. This is because little teamwork is carried out in one building anymore. When most global companies have a problem, they create teams of people from all over the world to solve it. And these people meet online in virtual meeting rooms. To succeed in this kind of environment, you need to be a good communicator and understand different cultures. Teams also need good leaders, who lead by influencing others, but Wagner and the business people he interviewed say that young people today are unprepared for teamwork and leadership. Because of this, Wagner thinks that people involved in teaching and learning must rethink the way that they educate people in schools so that these young people have the skills they need to achieve a successful career in the 21st century.

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