In this last chapter it's made apparent the shifts and futures of classrooms everywhere. From knowing where to find an answer instead of memorizing it, to mastery as the product instead of the goal, it's clear that future classrooms are going to be very different than they are today. In fact, there seems to be a very drastic shift not only in the student's minds but in the teacher's minds as well. While I understand these shifts, I will stand firm in saying I'm not sure if I buy into them. How can you make the argument that a student should spend their time learning where to find information, rather than just learning the information. Are they always going to have an access point to this information? Perhaps they are, and this is the part that I'm struggling with. Either way, changes are a brewing and I think teachers will have to conform or face being left in the dust.
In the epilogue, an idyllic look into what a teacher seamlessly integrating technology and their job is presented. It seems so easy. So effortless. Yet, something about it seems out of reach. And I can't quite put my finger on it. Oddly enough, whether this story is true or not, it seems to be a work of fiction. Perhaps this is happening in classrooms everywhere and it's working great. I think what I will take away from this is that I'd like to see this with my own eyes. I'd like to talk with someone who uses these tools everyday in their lives and be given the opportunity to ask them about it. Than I think, I may become a believer, but until then I will remain a skeptic. And I feel I'm no worse off because of it.
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