CT Mayhem `07 - `08

Growing Up; Technology Style

March 19, 2008 at 6:30 pm | In Homelearning | 3 Comments

I believe that we use technology in our classrooms to define one purpose; the future.  We all know that the future is coming quickly.  Technology is rapidly advancing everyday and new things are created constantly, whether it is for recreational purposes or for the future in scientific advancements.  All that we know is that the future is coming and there is most definitely no stopping it.  The future is so important because it’s where our fate lies.  It’s where we’re headed no matter what.  If we want to go to the past, our first destination is the future.

So why is the future of technology being taught in modern day schools through modern day products?  Well, because that’s where it starts.  You have to start somewhere before getting on that rocket ship and flying to the moon.  Communication is the key.  Most future predictions are based around computers.  That’s how we’ll learn, go to school, and communicate with the rest of the world.  Students need to learn how to use computers and become familiar and comfortable with them; using them; and communicating with them.  Our generation is the generation.  We are the ones who will be most knowledgeable of technology.  We were born along with it.  The scientists and technical educators who are teaching us have only just learned.  Technology hasn’t been around that long.  We’ll be so advanced in the future, because our generation grew up with technology.

We learned how to play computer games at such an early age, we learned how to type in elementary school, and we were even given specific computer education classes before we made it to middle school.  And in middle school, we have Tech Ed classes.  We’re being taught how to build and program simple robots.  In high school you can sign up for advanced Tech Ed classes to learn exactly what they’re preparing us for.

Everyone is listening.  Everyone is watching.  Everyone is waiting to see our mistakes and ways to solve them.  We are the guinea pig generation.  The next generation will run smooth and flawlessly because we were the ones to test drive the road to the future.  People all around the world are excited, possibly jumping out of their desk chairs to see what will happen.  The people who have given us the leg-up, the boost, the head start are the ones watching.  They are the ones most excited to see where their creations will go.  They want to see how we react with their creations and how our reactions will create a better, more advanced future.

There’s no stopping it.  It’s coming no matter what.  It can either be good or bad.  It can be the catalyst for our success or the Doomsday we hear so much about.  It’s called the Future.  It’s being taught around the world whether you recognize it or not.  It becomes the past with every passing second but we’re all eagerly awaiting the next moment in time.  People are waiting, people are watching and people are judging.