Education in the 21st Century

Check out this video: //A Vision of Students Today//

I found this video very insightful into how ways of thinking in the academic world are changing as the internet filters into our society. Some of these statements are definitely true about me. I think that while adults tend to often talk about how much more lazy and stupid their kids are, the oposite is actually true. The truth is, the traditional structure of the classroom bores us. It's not all our fault. It's not that we're not disciplined, we just live in a different world than that of our parents. Back when our parents were students, the only real mass media tool used in the classroom was the book, which was hardly a new invention (the first mass printed book appeared in the 1500s).

Our society is changing.

The younger generation, due to the effects of mass media and the pressures of society in general, is a new breed. We often prefer to multi-task. We have been so over-saturated by media that we refuse to give into mantras and propaganda; We are experts at spotting it, as are we cynics. We learn in a plugged in world, and yet we are more alone than ever. We are very pluralistic beings, accepting many different viewpoints, seemingly in contradiction to each other (you judge for yourself whether that is good or bad.)

Why are we still using outdated methods, outdated material, and outdated machinery in our classrooms? Technology isn't something to be afraid of, but instead something to be utilized.

I think the message of this movie is //

Our world has changed, shouldn't our education?