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Withthepossibleexceptionofthechurch,fewinstitutionshavechangedaslittleasthosechargedwiththeformaleducationofthenextgeneration.
Contrastthiscontinuitywithchildren'
sexperiencesoutsidetheschoolwalls.
Inmodernsocietychildrenhaveaccesstoarangeofmediathatwouldhaveseemedlikeamiracleinanearlierera.Thevisitorfromthepast,whowouldreadilyrecognizetoday'
sclassroom,wouldhavetroublerelatingtotheout-of-schoolworldofa10-year-oldtoday.
Schools—ifnoteducationgenerally—areinherentlyconservativeinstitutions.
Inlargemeasure,Iwoulddefendthisconservativetendency.
Butchangesinourworldaresorapidandsodecisivethatitwillnotbepossibleforschoolstoremainastheyareortosimplyintroduceafewsuperficialimprovements.
Indeed,ifschoolsdonotchangerapidlyandradically,theyarelikelytobereplacedbyothermoreflexibleinstitutions.
TheTransformingPowerofComputers
Themostimportanttechnologicaleventofourtimeistheriseofthecomputer.
Computersalreadypermeatemanyaspectsofourlives,fromtransportationandtelecommunicationstoentertainment.
Scarcelyignorantofthesetrends,manyschoolsnowhavecomputersandnetworkingcapacity.
Tosomeextent,thesetechnologicalaccessorieshavebeenabsorbedintothelifeoftheschool,thoughoftentheysimplydelivertheoldlessonsinamoreconvenientandefficientformat.
Inthefuture,however,educationwillbeorganizedlargelyaroundthecomputer.
Computerswillpermitadegreeofindividualinstructionthatinthepastwasavailableonlytotherich.
Allstudentsmayreceiveacurriculumtailoredtotheirneeds,learningstyle,pace,andrecordofsuccesswithearliermaterialsandlessons.
Computertechnologyputsalltheinformationintheworldatone'
sfingers,quiteliterally.
Thisisbothablessingandacurse.
Nolongerdowehavetospendlongperiodsoftimehuntingdownasourceoraperson—now,deliveryofinformationisinstantaneous.
Soonwewillnotevenhavetotypeinaninstruction;
wewillbeabletosimplyaskaquestionoutloudandthecomputerwillprintoutorspeaktheanswer.
Thuspeoplewillachieveinstant"
culturalliteracy"
.
Lesshappily,theInternethasnomeansofqualitycontrol;
"
anyonecanplay"
.
Informationanddisinformationminglecomfortablyand,asofyet,
therearenoreliablewaystodistinguishsensefromthedistortedfactsanddownrightnonsensecommonontheNet.
Identifyingthetrue,thebeautiful,andthegood—andwhichofthesetruths,beauties,orgoodsareworthknowing—
constitutesaformidablechallenge.
Itmightbesaid,inresponse,thattheworldhasalwaysbeenfilledwithmisinformation.
Trueenough,butinthepasteducationalauthoritiescouldatleastchoosetheirfavoritetexts.
Today'
ssituation,witheveryonehavinginstantaneousaccesstomillionsofsources,iswithoutprecedent.
CustomizingEducation
Inachangefromprevioustrends,theacquisitionofadiplomafromcertifiedinstitutionsmaybecomelessimportant.
Individualswillbeabletoeducatethemselvesandexhibittheircompetenceinasimulatedsetting.
Whypay$120,000togotolawschool,ifonecan"
readlaw"
asinearliertimesandthendemonstrateone'
srepertoireoflegalskillsviaacomputer-simulatedpracticalexamination?
Orlearntoflyaplaneorconductsurgerybysimilarmeans,forthatmatter?
Muchofeducationinthepastwasessentiallyvocational:
designedtomakesurethatindividualscouldcarryoutasinglejob,reliably,throughouttheirproductiveadultyears.
Nowadays,thisassumptionisflawed.
Fewpeoplewillremaininthesameoccupationfortheirwholelives;
manywillmovefrequentlyfromoneposition,company,andsectoroftheeconomytoanother.
Theexplosionofnewandrapidlychangingrolesintheeconomymakeseducationmuchmorecomplicated.
Mostadultteachersandparentswillnothaveexperiencesonwhichtheycandrawtoprepareyoungstersforaworldinwhichtheycanexpecttochangejobsregularly.
Intheabsenceofprecedent,adolescentswillhavetopreparethemselvesforrapidlychanging"
careerpaths"
andlifesituations.
TheFurtherEffectsofTechnology
Whilecomputer-basedteachingfigurestobethedominanttechnologicalinfluenceoneducation,otherinnovationswillhaveimpactsaswell.
Medicaltechnologieswillpermitstudyofstudents'
brainactivityandbloodflowastheyengageinvariouskindsofproblem-solvingorcreativeactivities.
Enhancedunderstandingofthegeneticbasisoflearningisalsolikelytoinvadetheclassroom.
Itmaybepossibletodeterminewhichyoungstersarelikelytoadvancequickly
andwhichonesseemdoomedto"
difficult"
schoolexperiences.
Someauthoritieswillinsistthatthesefindingsbeappliedinspecificcases,whileotherswillvigorouslyobjecttoanydecisionsmadeonthebasisofgeneticinformation.
Drugsthatclaimtoimprovelearning,memory,orenthusiasmwillbecomereadilyavailable.
Teachersandparentsmayfacemoraldilemmasthatwouldinearliertimeshavebeenrestrictedtosciencefiction.
Finally,recentbreakthroughsinbiologyandmedicinemaychangeeducationinthemostradicalways.
Ifindividualsseekto"
design"
offspringthroughgeneticengineering,ortoalterthegeneticstructureofanalreadyexistingperson,
orifitbecomespossibletoclonehumans,thenourdefinitionsofwhatitmeanstobeahumanbeing,andtobeapartofahumansociety,willbechangedforever.
ConservatismIsNotNecessarilyEvil
Ihavenotedthateducationisconservative,andthatthisconservativetendencyisnotnecessarilyanevil.
Indeed,withrespecttothetransmissionofvaluesandtheteachingofcertainsubjects,aconservativeapproachmaywellbecalledfor.
Yettheexplosionofknowledgecallsforcloseandfreshattentiontothecurriculum.
Newandimaginativeapproacheswillhavetobedevelopedifyoungpeoplearetobepreparedfortherapidlychangingrolestheycanexpecttoassume.
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NewWords
prevalent
a.(正式)(在某地或某时)流行的,盛行的;
普遍的
continuity
n.连续性,连贯性
inherent
a.固有的,内在的,天生的
inherently
ad.固有地,本质上,内在地
decisive
a.1.无疑的,明确的2.坚决的,果断的3.决定性的,关键性的
permeate
vt.渗透,渗入,充满
telecommunications
n.电信
accessory
n.1.附件,附属品2.(怂恿、帮助罪犯进行犯罪活动,但犯罪时不在现场的)同谋,从犯
literally
ad.1.确切地,真正地2.逐字地3.按字面地4.(用于加强语气)简直
bless
vt.(祈求上帝)祝福,赐福于
blessing
n.1.上帝的恩赐;
幸事2.批准,鼓励
instantaneous
a.即刻的;
瞬间发生的
literacy
n.识字,能读能写,有文化
mingle
v.相混合,(与另一物或人)混在一起
distort
vt.1.曲解;
歪曲2.使变形,弄歪
formidable
a.1.困难的,难以克服的2.可怕的,令人生畏的
precedent
n.(用来处理同类问题时行之有效的)先例
diploma
n.毕业文凭,学位证书
certify
vt.1.授予合格证书2.证明,证实
competence
n.能力,技巧
simulate
vt.(正式)模拟,模仿;
假装
repertoire
n.1.全套,全部本领/功能2.(演员或剧团的)全部节目;
保留节目
vocational
a.职业上的,业务上的
productive
a.1.多产的;
丰饶的2.生产......的,生产性的
flaw
vt.使有瑕疵
n.缺点,瑕疵
adolescent
n.&
a.青少年(的),处于青春期的孩子(的)(约13-16岁)
innovation
n.革新,创新,改革
genetic
adj.遗传的,起源的
doom
vt.使......遭厄运,注定,判决
n.厄运,毁灭,死亡
dilemma
n.困境,两难境地,进退维谷
breakthrough
n.突破,发现
offspring
n.子孙,后代;
幼兽
clone
vt.克隆,复制
imaginative
a.富于想像的,有想像力的
PhrasesandExpressions
rangefrom...to
(在一定幅度或范围内)变动,变化
withtheexceptionof
除外,除......之外
haveaccessto
有接近(或使用)......的机会
inlargemeasure
在很大程度上,多半
tailortoone'
sneed
使适应特定需要
huntdown
找寻,搜寻......直至找到
drawon(experiences)
凭借,动用,利用(经验)
intheabsenceof
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