This quote is the one that stuck out to me the most while I was reading the assigned article. I really could not agree more with this point of view on education and the way that we as a society need to change out outlook on the way we educate, not only our youth, but ourselves as well. If we continue to educate and prepare our students for jobs that do not exist today it will severely handicap them when they do begin looking for work in the future. It seems so obvious and so asinine of a statement, however we truly ignore the fact that it is the truth. Humanity as a whole is advancing at such a rapid rate that many of the jobs that people hold right now will be obsolete, even as soon as I have a child, let alone when that child is old enough to get a job. In conclusion, it just really makes a whole lot of sense to me that we need to reevaluate the way we teach kids and what they learn.
The linked article below is a short one that ties into how and why we need to change the way children learn. The author quotes Rita J. King and Joshua Fouts saying, "we're presently in an "Imagination Age," a time during which humanity must imagine and then create, together, the systems of the new global economy and culture." I believe this really supplemented the quote at the beginning of the article. I also found it very interesting that when these two doctors went to conduct their research they, in fact, "thought outside of the box" by conducting the research through an online portal and actually applying their theory.
Heffernan, V. (2011, August 7). Education needs a digital-age upgrade. NY Times.
Retrieved from http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/education-needs-a-digital-age-upgrade/?hp
Dwyer, L. (2011, May 5). How do we prepare kids for jobs we can't imagine yet? teach imagination. Good Education. Retrieved from http://www.good.is/post/how-do-we-prepare-kids-for-jobs-we-can-t-imagine-yet-teach-imagination/
Nice Job on your first Double Entry Journal!
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