Waski_the_Squirrel
Resident of the least visited state in the nation.
I mentioned in an earlier thread that my school had an inservice with Peg Portscheller (who is wonderful). One of the things she talked about has really stuck with me. I'm 36 (which becomes important in a bit).
She started by discussing the kindergarten class. They will all graduate in 2025. 86% of the jobs they will have haven't even been invented yet. Then she started talking about the generations among our teaching staff and their differences. I'm part of Generation X, the last generation to grow up without the internet, cell phones, and other technology. Supposedly, I bridge the gap between technology and no technology. Other generations she mentioned included the Baby Boomers, the Traditionalists and the newest generation of teachers: Generation Y. Generation Y is the first generation to grow up in a world with ubiquitous internet, cell phones, and technology.
What she noted was how entirely different their brains are from those generations which came before, even more different than the generations which came before.
And she asked a question: are we teaching the new generation of kids for our world for their world or for ours?
She started by discussing the kindergarten class. They will all graduate in 2025. 86% of the jobs they will have haven't even been invented yet. Then she started talking about the generations among our teaching staff and their differences. I'm part of Generation X, the last generation to grow up without the internet, cell phones, and other technology. Supposedly, I bridge the gap between technology and no technology. Other generations she mentioned included the Baby Boomers, the Traditionalists and the newest generation of teachers: Generation Y. Generation Y is the first generation to grow up in a world with ubiquitous internet, cell phones, and technology.
What she noted was how entirely different their brains are from those generations which came before, even more different than the generations which came before.
And she asked a question: are we teaching the new generation of kids for our world for their world or for ours?