After reading Patrick Larkin's blog I was left with wanting to share this video with the world. We must pay attention to those who can see a different version of schooling - and change. As parents we must demand this from our policy makers and local schools.
This video made me realize that education is truly a evolutionary idea in nature. I realize that what one generation learned will not be the same as what a future generation will be taught. Yet, as society continues to change and advance through technology, education must keep up in order to enhance learning. As a current college student, I know that I didn't learn the same things in school as my Mom, and I definitely know that once I have kids, that they will be learning completely different things from me. Education is constantly changing; therefore, technology must play an important role in keeping up with the times.
I completely agree with what you are saying. As technology is becoming more and more advanced, we use it as a tool to facilitate the learning process. There is no way to predict what changes there will be in education, and what skills will be necessary to learn in the future. More and more college students are starting to take online classes, compared to the conventional live lecture in a classroom. People can also earn their degrees online. With the right tools a student can be able to teach themself.
This video has made me realize that technology plays a huge role in education. Today, it is very rare to see someone without a smartphone,iPod or computer, but there used to be a time when none of those existed. The advancement of our society through technology has changed the way children are taught and what they learn from generation to generation. School systems, as well as methods of teaching, will change due to the ever changing "standards" and technological improvements.
The part of this video where the children learn how to do a web search and parts of the English language on their own made me think about the concept of having more independent study time for younger students. This video shows that when given the proper tools, children can teach themselves. If students were encouraged to learn some things on their own from a younger age, college and high school would not be as difficult. Everyone has had those teachers that are so horrible the students have to teach themselves the material before the test. Or how about when a boss gives you an assignment with no directions. Students must be given the opportunity to find out information on their own and problem solve, not just with computers but also with books and other learning tools. This would also allow students who learn at a faster or slower pace to take the time necessary to learn the material, not just memorize it. These are the real “life skills” students should be taught in school.
Kids need to be taught to think, not memorize. Our current education system focuses more on memorization. This video suggests that if you teach kids to read and comprehend and supply them with the internet, they can teach themselves anything in the absence of teachers. This would allow kids to learn to think on their own and develop problem solving skills, better preparing them for our ever changing world. This is the direction that our education system needs to go in. We need to keep up with the flow of information and technology.
The technology involved curriculum endorsed in the video seems to be the most logical path to take when thinking of how to progress educational systems in the future. Already, we see a technological foothold present in K-12 schools stronger than that of ten years ago. Furthermore, many universities operate around the teaching of technology. Along with this earlier introduction to popular technology, other increasingly relevant skills are being taught at a younger age. I had not learned a foreign language until high school, whereas elementary school students are currently learning the same thing I had learned just a few years ago. High school computer science courses were probably nonexistent back ten years as well. Knowledge in a foreign language has become a more useful tool because of this technology push. It has allowed the world to collectively become "closer together" through means of communication. Through these advanced communication systems, a role has developed to sustain this technology, one that can be filled by those with computer science knowledge. The educational system must produce an evolving society that will meet the demands of an advancing world.
This video makes me think where the future of education heading is. I think that with the proper education of knowing how to perform a knowledgeable and scholarly search using the internet and also working with other students, students will be able to teach themselves the material teachers have been teaching for years. This poses the question now what will teachers be? Teachers will be more like mentors, teaching children life lessons, computer skills, and monitoring students’ success is their independent studies. But I highly agree with the doctor in the video saying that in the future your will be able to break the curriculum down into three part.
This video makes me think about the K-12 children future of education. How Mr. Mitra reacting on generation gap on education system. In the current world how the children learn web search so quickly through the computers. I think I believe that education system has to be a change on their depended generation. What I realize that what ours parents or grant parents has learned in school, we are not going to learn same thing in my school or college. As the time runs children or students are getting smarter and smarter using latest technology devises every day in their daily lives. As I have mention on video that kids who starts playing video games in early childhood. Playing same games more than many times teach them to make powerful on that game. So at the end I can say is our education system has to change as the new generation comes. If we don’t castrate changing our education system. There is going to be a huge competition between students and might create problems in Job opportunities.
Critical thinking is the most important skill for a student to have. Teaching students how to think on their own when not given a multiple choice answer like on a test needs to be our focus. Helping students develop this skill can be done with all the access we have today. Knowledge is everywhere and can easily be looked up by anyone. I think every student today can admit they have had homework assignments in the past that they would have never been able to complete without the help of google or another search engine. Technology is a huge part of our society, and I think we need to include it in our schools. -Sean C
Education needs to move away from the classic idea that memorizing facts is all that is needed to prove intelligence. The evolving world that we live in has moved away from that idea and is now in a place where we either continue doing things the classic way, or use the technolgy and advancements to our advantage in the classroom. It is clear that students have the capabilites to learn on their own given the right tools, but it is up to us to guide them in the right direction; teaching them comprehension and logic as opposed to things they could easily just google.
Technology and the knowledge on how to use it are the two most vital aspects to the educational system in the next twenty years. Students are clearly able to figure out the technologic advances, as shown by Dr. Mitra in the video, without the help of an educator. Critical thinking and problem solving are the two most important aspects to the future of education, and without the knowledge on how to use these skills, America will fail. In the next twenty years, students and educators alike should find it imperatrive to learn these concepts.
Relevance is everything. As a future educator, and as a student who needed 20+ years of education to find anything relevant in school, I can relate to what Dr. Mitra is saying. Children today are not like the children of the past. Why should today's education be like the education of the past? I am scared of an education system that is based on student’s standardized tests scores. How am I going to teach a student in 2020, let alone 2014... Dr. Mitra has got me thinking.
This video made me realize that education is truly a evolutionary idea in nature. I realize that what one generation learned will not be the same as what a future generation will be taught. Yet, as society continues to change and advance through technology, education must keep up in order to enhance learning. As a current college student, I know that I didn't learn the same things in school as my Mom, and I definitely know that once I have kids, that they will be learning completely different things from me. Education is constantly changing; therefore, technology must play an important role in keeping up with the times.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with what you are saying. As technology is becoming more and more advanced, we use it as a tool to facilitate the learning process. There is no way to predict what changes there will be in education, and what skills will be necessary to learn in the future. More and more college students are starting to take online classes, compared to the conventional live lecture in a classroom. People can also earn their degrees online. With the right tools a student can be able to teach themself.
DeleteThis video has made me realize that technology plays a huge role in education. Today, it is very rare to see someone without a smartphone,iPod or computer, but there used to be a time when none of those existed. The advancement of our society through technology has changed the way children are taught and what they learn from generation to generation. School systems, as well as methods of teaching, will change due to the ever changing "standards" and technological improvements.
ReplyDeleteThe part of this video where the children learn how to do a web search and parts of the English language on their own made me think about the concept of having more independent study time for younger students. This video shows that when given the proper tools, children can teach themselves. If students were encouraged to learn some things on their own from a younger age, college and high school would not be as difficult. Everyone has had those teachers that are so horrible the students have to teach themselves the material before the test. Or how about when a boss gives you an assignment with no directions. Students must be given the opportunity to find out information on their own and problem solve, not just with computers but also with books and other learning tools. This would also allow students who learn at a faster or slower pace to take the time necessary to learn the material, not just memorize it. These are the real “life skills” students should be taught in school.
ReplyDeleteKids need to be taught to think, not memorize. Our current education system focuses more on memorization. This video suggests that if you teach kids to read and comprehend and supply them with the internet, they can teach themselves anything in the absence of teachers. This would allow kids to learn to think on their own and develop problem solving skills, better preparing them for our ever changing world. This is the direction that our education system needs to go in. We need to keep up with the flow of information and technology.
ReplyDeleteThe technology involved curriculum endorsed in the video seems to be the most logical path to take when thinking of how to progress educational systems in the future. Already, we see a technological foothold present in K-12 schools stronger than that of ten years ago. Furthermore, many universities operate around the teaching of technology. Along with this earlier introduction to popular technology, other increasingly relevant skills are being taught at a younger age. I had not learned a foreign language until high school, whereas elementary school students are currently learning the same thing I had learned just a few years ago. High school computer science courses were probably nonexistent back ten years as well. Knowledge in a foreign language has become a more useful tool because of this technology push. It has allowed the world to collectively become "closer together" through means of communication. Through these advanced communication systems, a role has developed to sustain this technology, one that can be filled by those with computer science knowledge. The educational system must produce an evolving society that will meet the demands of an advancing world.
ReplyDeleteThis video makes me think where the future of education heading is. I think that with the proper education of knowing how to perform a knowledgeable and scholarly search using the internet and also working with other students, students will be able to teach themselves the material teachers have been teaching for years. This poses the question now what will teachers be? Teachers will be more like mentors, teaching children life lessons, computer skills, and monitoring students’ success is their independent studies. But I highly agree with the doctor in the video saying that in the future your will be able to break the curriculum down into three part.
ReplyDeleteThis video makes me think about the K-12 children future of education. How Mr. Mitra reacting on generation gap on education system. In the current world how the children learn web search so quickly through the computers. I think I believe that education system has to be a change on their depended generation. What I realize that what ours parents or grant parents has learned in school, we are not going to learn same thing in my school or college. As the time runs children or students are getting smarter and smarter using latest technology devises every day in their daily lives. As I have mention on video that kids who starts playing video games in early childhood. Playing same games more than many times teach them to make powerful on that game. So at the end I can say is our education system has to change as the new generation comes. If we don’t castrate changing our education system. There is going to be a huge competition between students and might create problems in Job opportunities.
ReplyDeleteCritical thinking is the most important skill for a student to have. Teaching students how to think on their own when not given a multiple choice answer like on a test needs to be our focus. Helping students develop this skill can be done with all the access we have today. Knowledge is everywhere and can easily be looked up by anyone. I think every student today can admit they have had homework assignments in the past that they would have never been able to complete without the help of google or another search engine. Technology is a huge part of our society, and I think we need to include it in our schools.
ReplyDelete-Sean C
Education needs to move away from the classic idea that memorizing facts is all that is needed to prove intelligence. The evolving world that we live in has moved away from that idea and is now in a place where we either continue doing things the classic way, or use the technolgy and advancements to our advantage in the classroom. It is clear that students have the capabilites to learn on their own given the right tools, but it is up to us to guide them in the right direction; teaching them comprehension and logic as opposed to things they could easily just google.
ReplyDelete-Kelly M
Technology and the knowledge on how to use it are the two most vital aspects to the educational system in the next twenty years. Students are clearly able to figure out the technologic advances, as shown by Dr. Mitra in the video, without the help of an educator. Critical thinking and problem solving are the two most important aspects to the future of education, and without the knowledge on how to use these skills, America will fail. In the next twenty years, students and educators alike should find it imperatrive to learn these concepts.
ReplyDeleteRelevance is everything. As a future educator, and as a student who needed 20+ years of education to find anything relevant in school, I can relate to what Dr. Mitra is saying. Children today are not like the children of the past. Why should today's education be like the education of the past? I am scared of an education system that is based on student’s standardized tests scores. How am I going to teach a student in 2020, let alone 2014... Dr. Mitra has got me thinking.
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