P.R. Laws tit. 3, § 145j
(a) The Secretary shall establish the proper interconnection between the learning experience in school and the work place in order to provide Puerto Rico with human resources capable to perform the tasks required by the productive processes within a global economy. For this purpose, it shall adopt the six (6) key elements of “The Route to the 21st Century Learning for Tomorrow’s Professional” and shall foster a school culture geared toward information and communication technologies. The elements to be incorporated in “The Route to the 21st Century Learning for Tomorrow’s Professional” are:
(1) Core subjects.— The core subjects shall be those determined by the Department of Education of Puerto Rico and those deemed as such by law or regulations.
(2) Learning skills.— Each student shall be entitled to receive an education that provides him/her with the cognitive skills aimed at progress, hereby defined as the combination of information, communication, problem solving, and interpersonal relations.
(3) Content of tomorrow’s professional.— The student shall receive this additional technological knowledge, which is essential for his/her effective development within a personal, community, and work environment.
(4) Context of tomorrow’s professional.— The teacher will educate the students through the use of experiences inside and outside the school with actual real world examples and by practicing what was taught. Thus, the academic content for the students is built in order for them to know the connection between their studies and the world they live in.
(5) Skills of tomorrow’s professional.— The educational plan shall be the full integration of the core subjects, the learning skills and tools, and the content of tomorrow’s professional.
(6) Knowledge tools for tomorrow’s professional.— The student shall know, learn, and master information and communication technologies, such as computers, networking, and other digital and non-digital technologies, such as audio, videos, and other media tools.
(b) In order to gear school culture toward information and communication technologies, when a student reaches the eighth (8th) grade he/she must be capable of using the tools that will make him/her a better professional in order to:
(1) Manage, evaluate, and create information in a variety of documents, media, and programs.
(2) Understand, manage, and create effective communication in a variety of forms and contexts.
(3) Exercise analytical reasoning and make complex decisions.
(4) Elaborate, analyze, and solve complex problems.
(5) Develop and communicate new ideas and respect the difference of opinions.
(6) Demonstrate the ability to work with others and be a team leader.
(7) Be responsible for his/her own learning with parents and teachers.
(8) Exercise individual responsibility and adaptation in personal, educational and community contexts.
History —July 15, 1999, No. 149, § 5.07; Aug. 16, 2009, No. 76, § 1.