The Development of American Schooling

• How does this reading impact your thinking about technology's role in teaching and learning?
• What will you do differently as a future teacher as a direct result of this new thinking?

Schools have changed a lot over the century. From doing apprenticeships to universal schooling, small social changes made big differences in schools. This really helps to enforce my belief that technology is our future in the school system. Hopefully that does not mean that teachers will no longer be needed, but it definitely is the next step in the schooling evolution. This chapter didn't really expand my knowledge of technology as much as it informed me of the history of education. It really shows how history is constantly repeating itself in some form. This knowledge revolution is very similar to another industrial revolution. So the question now is at whether I should be ahead of the times or just go with the flow and learn and evolve as the education system evolve. Most likely the answer will be both. I think I need to stay ahead of the times but there will always be things I can not predict.