I remembered yesterday that when I was young (I am guessing about 11) I went through a phase where I was fascinated about the Aztecs. Yes while other little girls were doing the pony and butterfly thing, I was into the Aztecs.What amazes me most is that there was an entry in the school encyclopaedia, and another one the Britannica in the public library but that was all I had to go on. I am not really sure where I gleaned the rest of the information (I know I cross referenced 'obsidian' and 'sun' and the like) but I put together all I wanted to, or needed to know at that age.
Compare that to today when, with the click of a button I have the whole world of knowledge and information before me! (Okay, that is presuming I live in an area that has electricity, or that my school has access to a $100 computer).
And extend that out another 30 years - what does the educational future hold for Generation Z?
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Coincidently I watched a very good BBC documentary on the Aztecs just last night!
My daughter is in Grade 7 and each desk space in her class has a monitor and keyboard supplied by Mac. Everything the kids do involves the computer. They each have blogs, and the teacher can send them IM etc.
I can even check all of her assignments etc online. Its pretty cool, and I think is the way of the future. :)
BTW I'm going to add your link into my sidebar. :)
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