Where's my schooling at?

The article in this week's TIME magazine called 'How to Bring Our Schools Out of the 20th Century'by Claudia Wallis and Sonja Steptoe is about the educational system that is installed in virtually every school across the country and how it is inadequate in preparing students for the 21st century economy. The article focus' on the way the basic format of schooling hasn't changed for nearly 100 years and why it needs to change and offers suggestions on how it should change.

The article is very interesting saying that our educational goals are 'aiming to low' and not preparing students for the innovative economy that is present today. It states that 'todays economy demands not only a high-level compentence in traditional academic disciplines but also what might be called 21st century skills' which include thinking outside the box, and abstract creativity. I think it's very true that the traditional style of teaching that has been in place for so long is lacking something for the present generations. With thousands of learning disabilities being diagnosed each year and the lack of enthusiasm by nearly all students, something has to change to appeal to students so that they can learn.

Students now adays seem to learn just as much from having an interactive class discussion as they do in an hour long lecture. Feeding off other people's ideas propels students interests and makes them want to learn more. This article address' this concept and gives other ideas such as developing good people skills, which goes along with interactive discussion. I believe this article brings up a very good point by mentioning the stale atmosphere of school systems in our present day, and I'd love to see people read and feed off the ideas of this article and actually make a change in the system.