An anonymous post made yesterday on a September 22, 2005 Tablet PC Education post about shifting focus from education to learning declared “You’re OBSOLETE.”
I wonder what the obsolete comment means. What idea(s) is (are) obsolete and why is/are it/them beyond meaningful use?
Ordinarily, I ignore such flames, especially when made anonymously. But I wonder if the comment about “obsolete” refers to something obvious to others and I’m missing.
The TPCE post cited remarks by Ed Barlow about schooling’s part in creating the future. He argues that educators, among others, should anticipate and prepare for what’s ahead. Barlow expects “The key to success in the 21st century is alignment. Staying in alignment with a world that will be characterized by complexity, diversity, and pace of change.”
According to NANCY KIMBALL, at Flathead, “We as adults today are educating children for a world we do not have and may never experience,” Barlow said, and changing with that unknown world is everybody’s business.
“We have no room for anybody on any payroll (bold added) who is not willing to eat a certain amount of change for breakfast, lunch and dinner,” he said.
What do you think the obsolete reference means? How is it relevant to education? I’m curious.