As Yogi Berra once observed, "It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future." Even so, there are some clear trends in American society today that are likely to have long-term consequences. Since one of the major roles of education is to prepare students for life in the next century, an awareness of these trends by educators and policy makers is essential if our educational system is to achieve its objectives.
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I agree that it is important for future generations to learn technology in school. the problem is it is not mandatory for all schools to incorporate computer and communication technology into classrooms. Many school districts do not have the funds to buy technology and then fund the education of teachers on how to use it. Another problem is learning how to manage technology in the classroom so that it doesn't become something that gets in way. I have worked in school districts in Georgia that are still using chalkboards and projectors. Children can still learn this way but it isn't educating them to work the way society is and that is creating a larger gap between children and social classes.
ReplyDeleteI think that as future technology brings more and more technology into the classroom, society will find a way to make sure that all students have access to that technology. We already do this to some degree by providing free computer access in libraries. Many schools also have free computer labs where students can work during or after class. Bucks County Community College has an online virtual research library accessible from their main web page where one can go to read periodicals, newspapers and books. Of course, you must have computer access to get to BCCC's main web page. School districts and personal sponsors will help to bring the future of art, science and technology to the public by whatever methods it takes. I recall that recently one of the major computer manufacturers had a buy one/get one deal where they would send a free portable computer to an underprivileged child for every computer customers purchased. So by purchasing your computer from them, you were donating a computer to a child that had no means to purchase this technology for himself. It is a great idea for social philanthropists to help advance cultures by providing internet access to art, science and technology.
ReplyDeleteWhat will definitely change in the future is education. The role of educators is to prepare their students giving them the most advances and innovative tools to work in the job market of the future. New jobs are created, new ways of buying and selling are evolved, creative employees are needed and the competition is growing. The best thing to do is getting updated as much as possible. Probably the same course I took last year this year will look completely different because things are changing around all the time.
ReplyDeleteI think that if you put so much technology in schools for kids to learn that is all they are going to know. What about like math something that they will actually need in life along with the technology. But I do think that they are also helpingt the childern too.
ReplyDeleteThis is totally true....I was just recently speaking with my mother about this topic since she graduated college more than twenty years ago. She is still having trouble using a computer and our discussion led to how computers practically are everywhere and how in her trend coming out of college there was barely a whisper about them. So basically its going to be interesting to see what future technologies come out for our kids to talk to about us with as if we are dinosaurs.
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