Week 11: Reading 2

I found this article fascinating. I think it's very accurate as we find our culture on this cusp between the Industrial and Knowledge (Information) Age. Having chosen a career path in the service (of knowledge) industry, I'm torn between excitement for others to learn these same skills and fear of becoming obsolete due to increased competition. I think it is accepted that my generation will be engaged in lifelong learning. Perhaps generational issues are better observed based on the coming of a new age.

It's accurate to portray such a shift in paradigms. Having been educated in "Industrial Age" Classrooms my entire life, by the time I entered the workforce I've found myself operating in a very different environment than my teachers and parents prepared me for. One must quickly adapt and seek their own knowledge -- collaboration is such a big thing that was never encouraged in school. Having studied in Germany, I found their school system to be quite unlike my own. Students were far more responsible for their own learning, while students here seemed more forced into the same path.

I like the author's description of a Knowledge Age classroom. It seems like a more relevant and fun way to learn.