The technology age has definitely brought to light some key questions for the current education system to answer. One such question is: Can we education catch up to technology's advances and improvements? I answer that we a resounding "yes", but there are difficult challenges that lies ahead. How do we fund such an interest when we can't fund the current system properly. Teachers who have been teaching for 20 years or so may be reluctant to switch from books, pencils, and papers. It seems in this case though, that our problem will always be funding, or money for better use of terms. t discourages me to see our education system in ruins, while technology continues to grow and expose such a gap that I fear it may be too late to close.
On the other hand, some systems have flourished using this approach and using the technology that is available to all of us. I-pods, I-phones, and laptops are a common thing to most children. We must find ways to incorporate these tools in to our everyday educating of our young minds. Gone are the days of note-taking and homework. We must now move toward the wave of the future which is technology, used properly of course. Students today and tomorrow will be better equipped for the jobs of the future if they are prepared for the future, rather than the now. As shown in a portion of the video, the classroom doesn't have to be in the schools alone, they can be anywhere.
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