Comments on: Transforming Education for the 21st Century – Part One http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2009/08/06/transforming-education-for-the-21st-century-part-one/ A Future Look at Today Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:38:37 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Joe Marzano http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2009/08/06/transforming-education-for-the-21st-century-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-65885 Joe Marzano Thu, 01 Oct 2009 16:31:46 +0000 http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/?p=406#comment-65885 David, frogs (and people) in an evolutionary shift can become boiled and die. I saw this for over years in old industrial towns near Pittsburgh PA, where many people refused opportunities to enter emerging sector jobs hoping old mills would reopen "like they always do" while their communities and economies literally crumbled around them. I have been a marketer and manager of international educational events, and president of four career-focused colleges. I have seen first-hand how hard it is for smart and well-credentialed people to accept change. Vested interests sing to people like Odysseus's sirens, and without fresh eyes, willing earplugs and an intervention it is hard to change direction. Courageous and determined people outside traditional educational system thinking must break it and re-build it. Charter schools, online universities, home schooling parents and career-focused schools run as businesses, not public institutions, are the front lines of the real change movement. Technology is enabling and accelerating the transformation, it is not the solution in itself. Joe David, frogs (and people) in an evolutionary shift can become boiled and die. I saw this for over years in old industrial towns near Pittsburgh PA, where many people refused opportunities to enter emerging sector jobs hoping old mills would reopen “like they always do” while their communities and economies literally crumbled around them.

I have been a marketer and manager of international educational events, and president of four career-focused colleges. I have seen first-hand how hard it is for smart and well-credentialed people to accept change. Vested interests sing to people like Odysseus’s sirens, and without fresh eyes, willing earplugs and an intervention it is hard to change direction.

Courageous and determined people outside traditional educational system thinking must break it and re-build it. Charter schools, online universities, home schooling parents and career-focused schools run as businesses, not public institutions, are the front lines of the real change movement. Technology is enabling and accelerating the transformation, it is not the solution in itself.

Joe

]]> By: david http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2009/08/06/transforming-education-for-the-21st-century-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-65809 david Wed, 19 Aug 2009 12:52:49 +0000 http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/?p=406#comment-65809 Jack Pep - You are absolutely right. I spoke to your point at the conference and there was much agreement. Ken M- I agree with you. By the way the SC teacher of the year participated on a panel and guess what? She was young, certainly relative to me and many of the people in the room. Part of the problem in the classroom today is the generational gap in age and familiarity with technology. George - you correctly touched on social networks and the great role they currently play in the life of young people and should in the classroom. thank you as always for bringing wisdom to this column. David Jack Pep – You are absolutely right. I spoke to your point at the conference and there was much agreement.

Ken M- I agree with you. By the way the SC teacher of the year participated on a panel and guess what? She was young, certainly relative to me and many of the people in the room. Part of the problem in the classroom today is the generational gap in age and familiarity with technology.
George – you correctly touched on social networks and the great role they currently play in the life of young people and should in the classroom. thank you as always for bringing wisdom to this column.
David

]]> By: george rosenbaum http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2009/08/06/transforming-education-for-the-21st-century-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-65805 george rosenbaum Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:23:43 +0000 http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/?p=406#comment-65805 The trend also includes socialization and emotional needs of the child, less of an issue for the schools in an agrarian society as well as industrial age when mother was home to raise the children. This brings into view the technology of social networks which may play an increasing role in the social education of our children. The trend also includes socialization and emotional needs of the child, less of an issue for the schools in an agrarian society as well as industrial age when mother was home to raise the children. This brings into
view the technology of social networks which may play
an increasing role in the social education of our children.

]]> By: Ken M http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2009/08/06/transforming-education-for-the-21st-century-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-65793 Ken M Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:48:25 +0000 http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/?p=406#comment-65793 Finally, someone I can agree with on education. I have long maintained that schools should change and they model a time in our history long past. I have great respect for history, but I know the education system should embrace change. I am curious as to the reception of these ideas within the educational community. Is this a case of support from the younger teachers and/or old, is this resisted by the established educators. Where are the lines drawn, what is the true cause of the lack of change so far (ie tenure, fear of change, lack of $$, etc). I also fully believe a change such as this would be the best way to inspire and recruit young talent into education, something that has been on a downward trend. Finally, someone I can agree with on education. I have long maintained that schools should change and they model a time in our history long past. I have great respect for history, but I know the education system should embrace change.

I am curious as to the reception of these ideas within the educational community. Is this a case of support from the younger teachers and/or old, is this resisted by the established educators. Where are the lines drawn, what is the true cause of the lack of change so far (ie tenure, fear of change, lack of $$, etc).

I also fully believe a change such as this would be the best way to inspire and recruit young talent into education, something that has been on a downward trend.

]]> By: Jack Peppard http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/2009/08/06/transforming-education-for-the-21st-century-part-one/comment-page-1/#comment-65787 Jack Peppard Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:01:41 +0000 http://www.evolutionshift.com/blog/?p=406#comment-65787 Jack Pep says that the future of education is online, on a screen or on a device! Jack Pep says that the future of education is online, on a screen or on a device!

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