"According to Cathy N. Davidson, co-director of the annual MacArthur Foundation Digital Media and Learning Competitions, fully 65 percent of today’s grade-school kids may end up doing work that hasn’t been invented yet."
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The above statement is very fascinating to me. Knowing that all the students that I will someday teach may not need to know the information that I am teaching them just amazes me. How are we supposed to prepare students for jobs that are not available or even understood at this point in time? The only thing that I can see being a valid way to prepare students for a Technological world is involving them in different types of Technology in the classroom. I believe that if students use technology regular they will be accustomed to it. Without the ability to adapt to new technologies students in the future may have trouble existing in the new world.
Citation
Heffernen, V. (2011, August 7). The new york times. Retrieved from http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/education-needs-a-digital-age-upgrade/?hp
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Heffernen, V. (2011, August 7). The new york times. Retrieved from http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/education-needs-a-digital-age-upgrade/?hp
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Youtube. (2011, March 12). Retrieved from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oEgxwLhvV8&feature=related
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