1.) The job of farmer has changed from plowing and harvesting to purchasing and operating machinery, carrying out financial analyses, and marketing different products. - pg. 5
This quote is a great metaphor for the changes in many areas of our lives. Specifically we can apply it to the education field. We as teachers are not simply teaching, but we are problem solvers, conflict resolvers, life coaches, and so much more. Our job has evolved, and so must we.
2.) More and more parents are sending their children off to learning centers run by private companies to help their grades in school or to prepare for college entrance tests. - pg. 5
This is a startling quote, which is why I picked it. It's a scary trend that could affect us as teachers and it's something that we don't necessarily have a lot of control over, but we can do our best to be the best teachers we can, to try and coax parents away from that decision.
3.) Paradoxically, technologies that seem to create more opportunities for equity in learning may well serve to reinforce the widening economic gap. - pg. 7
Technology is expensive. And we as teachers must remember that. Not all kids are going to be able to afford technology so it's really a bad way to create a level playing field.
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