Dawn

media type="custom" key="6973349" During my school years (too many years ago) I can remember (no pun intended) learning things to remember and taking loads of fill in the blank and multiple choice tests. I can recall being asked to create things (poetry projects, autobiography) but I cannot seem recall that many occasions where I was asked to analyze or evaluate. In high school (English class) I can remember analyzing Shakespeare and discussing Crime and Punishment. I can remember having debates about historical issues in elementary school and debating current issues in High School. It could be that my memory is too faulty after all these years (25 since I graduated from High School). I remember our teachers as wonderful caring and encouraging people (except one), but I think the emphasis then was more on getting you ready for college or moving in to the "real" world where you needed basic skills to survive in a no tech world. There was no internet and if you worked on a computer it was to write your own program. The world was much smaller then.

Technology Comic
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Dewey and Technology Comic
media type="custom" key="6895157" ===﻿The role of education has changed over the years. The more complex society becomes the more education moves away from simply transferring the knowledge of society. In an increasingly global and technological world, a solid foundation in technology and 21st Century skills is required to allow new generations to perpetuate society and solve society's problems.===

In context of this generation: Just like in the past, teaching has to incorporate the best tools to assist students in learning. Just like Dewey espoused, we need to give our students a solid foundation on which they can build to help society to grow and meet the problems of an every changing world. Part of that foundation in a modern complex society are communication and technology skills in a digital age.