Thursday, December 6, 2012

21 Things That Will Be Obsolete in 2020 (?)

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  1. Desks
  2. Language Labs
  3. Computers (as we know them)
  4. Homework
  5. The role of standardized tests in college admissions
  6. Differentiated instruction as a sign of a distinguished teacher
  7. Fear of Wikipedia
  8. Paperbacks
  9. Attendance offices
  10. Lockers
  11. IT departments (as we know them)
  12. Centralized institutions
  13. Organization of educational services by grade
  14. Education schools that fail to integrate technology
  15. Paid/Outsourced professional development
  16. Current curricular norms
  17. Parent-Teacher conference night
  18. Typical cafeteria food
  19. Outsourced graphic design and web design
  20. High school Algebra 1
  21. Paper

1 comment:

  1. Hey Tim: Here's a 2014 update to the original 2009 "21 Things That Will Be Obsolete by 2020" post: http://anestuary.com/blog/2014/3/23/reflection-on-21-things-that-will-be-obsolete-by-2020 -- Shelly Blake-Plock

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