http://cct.edc.org/report_summary.asp?numPublicationId=243
This article came from the Center for Children and Technology's website. It was written by Margaret Honey, Shelley Pasnik, Chad Fasca. The article is about how there is competition for jobs that comes from every part of the world. It stresses the importance of children in the United States to become skilled in order to compete for these jobs. According to the article, in 2000, 85 percent of the jobs in the United States required skilled workers. The article also states that Americans need to prepare for the digital future. Skills that students will need include: learning and inovation skills, information and media literacy skills, life skills, global awareness, and health and wellness awareness. They also emphasize that our youth have to take advantage of the new opportunities that they have in other parts of the world.
It is really amazing to me how fast technology changes. I do not consider myself old, but it is unbelievable how much new technology there is from when I was a kid. This new technology has shrunk the world, as information can get from one place to another so rapidly. I certainly agree with the authors of this article that we need to prepare for this technological world.
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jThe things you are describing here are things that are brought up in the book "The World is Flat". I have had to read this book for 2 different graduate classes now. The author talks about how the world is changing and becoming more of a level playing field (flat). He says that students must be specialized because so many jobs can be done cheaper over seas. I know the students that I have in class have big dreams, but they don't realize that they are going to have to be the best of the best to get their dream jobs!
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