Learning to learn, one of the eight competences that EU has defined, comprises the disposition and ability to organize and regulate one's own learning, both individually and in groups. Learning to learn includes the ability to manage one's time effectively, to solve problems, to acquire, process, evaluate and assimilate new knowledge, and to apply new knowledge and skills in a variety of contexts — at home, at work, in education and in training. In more general terms, learning-to- learn

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... tes strongly to managing one's own career path. Although 'learning to learn' should be an important part of daily life in secondary schools and classrooms, it turns out to be a very difficult goal to achieve. For most schools and for most teachers it is not even clear how 'learning to learn' should be operationalized and implemented.