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Education has certainly been a series of trends. A few things are obvious in the current trends:
- Racial and ethnic diversity is increasing. With that comes language diversity.
- Writing and reading is being profoundly changed by technology. The whole read/write web idea is becoming the norm for our students. Except in the classroom.
- Authentic expereinces are the norm in law, medical, music, etc..schools. But it is rare to find authentic experience in secondary or elementary schools (and probably most universities).
Are we converting from a largely written tradition back to an oral tradition? Will youtube profoundly change how we communicate? Should we be doing much more grading of the conversation, and less grading of the worksheet?
Currently I am taking my classes to be certified as a school administrator. I am surprised at how little these issues are talked about. While we talk a lot about diversity we talk little about the profound technological shifts going on. I am worried that the next generation of administrators will not be prepared for this challenge.
