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ing so quickly that a future-orientation is essential to avoid a generation of future-
shock sufferers, and schools are considered the most appropriate institution to
insure our ability to cope with change. The educational system should be viable
and fit present realities, which can be done by developing in students a competence
to apply the best available strategies for survival to a world filled with unprece-
dented problems, anxieties, and chal
