This article was so interesting! Dr. Smirnova posted a link to it on our Science Teacher Lounge Forum, and it caught my attention right away. The article listed 21 things that will no longer be used 9 years from now.
Of the things that are going to be obsolete by 2020, there were a few things listed in the article that didn't really surprise me. A few of these things are desks, the role of standardized tests in college admissions, paperback books, education schools that fail to integrate technology, paper, and differentiated instruction as a sign of a distinguished teacher. These aspects didn't really come as a shock to me because a lot of classrooms that I have observed have tables rather than desks, and if they do have desks they're never really in the traditional row set up. Standardized tests like the SAT aren't as important anymore, paperbacks aren't being used as much anymore due to E-readers, and differentiated instruction is extremely important so it makes sense that teachers who do not differentiate their instruction to meet the needs of individual learners will not have jobs. The part about paper becoming obsolete didn't surprise me either because getting rid of paper is an essential way of "going green". Everything that's integrated in our Science Methods class that would normally be on paper is all integrated online through technology. Although it was a lot to get used to, I definitely like this method because its a great way of "going green" and helping the environment.
One part that particularly stood out to me was the section on homework. The article said that by 2020 homework will not exist! I truly can't imagine a world without homework. I also found the section on computers to be interesting. It said that because computing has gone mobile , most computing will be via handhelds in the future. I never really thought of that before or put that into perspective, but its truly amazing how far technology has come!
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