70 years later, Dewey’s final quote still rings true, “The world is moving at a tremendous rate. No one knows where. We must prepare our children not for the world of the past, not for our world, but for their world. The world of the future.”
How are we preparing our students for their world? The world of the future.
Other Resources from Cristobal Cabo
How are we preparing our students for their world? The world of the future.
Other Resources from Cristobal Cabo
- Hands-on Search: How 3D printing is changing the education world for children with blindness
- Makey-Makey: MIT students create device that allows children to use and create technology.
- Young Wired State: Summer camp dedicated to bringing children to code (create computer programs) Some people believe that the language of “coding” should be taught as an additional language to all students. They are doing it.
- Landfill Harmonic: This video has gone viral so many might have seen it, but still worth another view as it is unbelievably powerful. It helps put a great deal into perspective.
I was fortunate to attend the IB Regional Conference during which time I learned a great deal. One presenter, Cristobal Cabo, shared many innovative strategies to implement in the classroom, which I will share throughout the year. One of the most thought-provoking videos he shared was from the 1940s in the United States. While watching, ask yourself, how has the world changed? Where are we right now? How far have we come? Where do we want to be? Education in the 1940s
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