Second, groups other than P21 stress some areas they feel are underemphasized in
its categories. As an illustration, “students acting autonomously” is a major category for
OECD that, again, is contrary to the current culture of US schooling. Similarly, the
Metiri/NCREL framework stresses student “risk taking,” but this is unlikely to be
encouraged by many US teachers unless special emphasis is put on this skill as crucial to
21 st century work and citizenship.