Edutopia Article

http://www.edutopia.org/collaboration-age-technology-will-richardson

In reading the above article for EDC 533, I was struck by the following quote:

"And the work we create and publish is assessed by the value it brings to the people who read it, reply to it, and remix it. Much of what our students learn from us is unlearned once they leave us; paper is not the best way to share our work, facts and truths are constantly changing, and working together is becoming the norm, not the exception."

It brings me back to the idea that traditional education is not working and that we need to make some changes. Although some would argue that we have made substantial gains since the time say my parents were in school in the 50's and 60's, I would beg to offer that the changes are not in direct correlation with the change we have seen in the world. Education has for the most part been a constant. The expectation is the same. Children of a certain age will sit in a classroom for 7+ hours a day, Monday through Friday. They will learn how to read and write and they will be tested on it.

This article brings to light that the things that we have ALWAYS done are not always the best or most productive way of doing it. We appear to be stuck. We have more technology at our fingertips than ever before. We have more access to people across the world, and yet... I bet most classrooms are based on pencil and paper. Why are we so resistant to change and evolution?