21st Century Classrooms: No Excuses (Steve Guditus @sguditus)
During #satchathack weekly chat this morning, which occurred in lieu of #satchat (which was on vacation), my PLN had a lively conversation about 21st century education, how to get there, and the risk of edtech being a facade of achieving a 21st century classroom. Today's discussion continued to confirm for me that we are currently preparing students for jobs that do not yet exist. What?! How is this possible? A few weeks ago, I wrote a blog post on "Your Child's Job," where I referenced a recent Boston Globe article that examined current employment trends, and made some predictions for the future job market in Massachusetts. To understand more how we are preparing our children for jobs that don't yet exist, go to: Your Child's Job . Another point that was made by participants surrounded this 19th-20th-21st century dichotomy. Some argued that we are living in a 19th century school curriculum and agrarian structure; others lamented living 20th century p...