What does it mean to receive an education? This is how Dan Brown starts off his video. He states in the video that education needs to change to become more in line with the information age. I think that he is right to a point. Information is readily available in today's world. Can't think of the person who stars in that movie? Just pull up the information in your IPhone. With the internet at our fingertips 24/7, the value of information has decreased as stated by Brown. He says he dropped out of college because it was interfering with his education that is free to him if he wants to put in the time to find the information. I think that an education is still necessary from an institutional standpoint, however, the methods in which information is transmitted needs to change. Teachers need to consider the implications of the information age on their students. They need to take into consideration the technological skills their students will need to have when they enter society in order to compete and survive. So... I do agree with Brown in that education needs reform to meet the needs of the students in the information age but I do not agree that institutional education is not necessary. See what you think, view the movie below.
I think Dan Brown's video was interesting. He makes a great point about how important it is to incorporate technology into the curriculum; however, education will always include memorizing facts and figures. If you doubt it maybe you haven't heard of Mount Saint Mary's Comp tests for teachers or any of the other test teachers are required to take. Dan Brown's decision to quit school because it was interfering with his education is rediculous. He seems to believe that society will be reinvented through technology. That is insane. There will always be a need for a university degree and a formal education. Students must suffer through whatever these institutions dish out to receive their degree so that they can get gainful employment. This will continuue if for no other reason than to drive the economy of education. Education is big business and they won't be turnnig that over to the "free facts and figures" of the internet any time soon.
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