PLN entry # 10

Today i read a article by Dave Warlick titled Voters Want More From Schools. It talks about how voters think that school arent teaching students everything they need to know in order to get a good job in the 21st century.

What matters: There are alot of new jobs in the 21st century that in the 20th century no one ever imagined would exist. But people seem to think that schools are still teaching the same things and need to start teaching more things that will prepare us for the new jobs in this century. 80 percent of the voters said that the kind of skills that students need to learn for jobs. But also a huge majority also said that schools just need to do a better job with keeping up with the changing educational needs.

How it matters to me: I agree with the voters because the 21st century is all about technology and there are alot of new jobs that are way different than 20 years ago. I think that schools are trying there hardest at preparing us by making computer class, video production and other classes like that. But sometimes it doesnt feel like it is enough.

How it matters to the world: It matters to the world because the world is changing at a rapid pace and school need to prepare us for the future because we are the future. If we dont know all the things we need to, to be sucessful then who knows what the world will be like in several years.