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Technology & the Myth of Education's Golden Past
Will future students be more intellectual? Check out my predictions.
“One of the biggest misconceptions today is that the new emphasis on technology in schools and popular culture will erode the traditional liberal arts education and reorient school so that it favors vocational, practical training (“just-in-time” knowledge) instead. In other words, some fear that technology integration will have students learning the latest trends and techniques instead of studying the classics and deep disciplinary knowledge. The truth? There is no golden past…”
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