04/09/2007 (5:37 am)
Did you know- Shift Happens?
The Michigan Department of Education created a Power Point presentation about changes in technology, the economy and teaching children. The presentation is very informative.
For example, did you know that teachers are preparing students for jobs that do not yet exist?
Or it’s estimated that a weeks worth of the New York Times contains more information than a person was likely to come across in a lifetime in the 18th century. Yet printed newspapers will be extinct by the first quarter of 2043 (and that’s in my lifetime)
How about this one- the amount of new technical information is doubling every 2 years. For students starting a four-year degree, about half of what they learn in their first year of college will be outdated by their third year. (So does that mean my degree is outdated?)
More information can be found in presentation posted on the Michigan Department of Education’s Web site, www.michigan.gov/mde and selecting the Did You Know (Shift Happens) Power Point link. Read it and tell me what you think
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Comment by Stephanie A
I’m always a little fascinated and intimidated by these kinds of studies. But I have to believe they’re a little ridiculous also. What they fail to incorporate is human nature - people are people and will always be so.
I agree that people are learning faster and more now, just as they always have been. I think of the technology and science that’s advanced since I’ve been aware of the outward world - fantastic! But I also think of people being inundated with information like pics of Brittney Spears or 128-day straight coverage of Anna Nicole Smith and have to wonder how that plays a role.
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