After spending two years at Freestyle Academy, you think I would leave with some sort of applicable knowledge for the 21st century. Well, you'd be right! Here is just a small list of skills I have gained thanks to my time at Freestyle Academy:
21st Century Skills English taught me includes, but is not limited to:
Critical thinking, reasoning, analysis, interpretation, researching, interrogative questioning, oral and written communication, public speaking and presenting, listening, leadership, teamwork, humanitarianism, and how to properly say 'touche`'.
21st Century Skills Design taught me includes, but is not limited to:
Creativity, artistry, curiosity, innovating, personal expression, perserverance, self-direction, planning, listening, color scheming, proper photography, posing models, using Photoshop and Illustrator, and how much better a pen is than a mouse.
21st Century Skills Web/Audio taught me includes, but is not limited to:
Personal expression, perserverance, self-direction, planning, self-discipline, adaptability, initative, asking for help, information and communcation technology literacy, media and internet literacy, computer programming (HTML, CSS, and Javascript), how to use a Mac computer, and how tiring computer programming can be.