The author of the Youtube series "Did You Know?," is trying to get people to realize that The United States is no longer the only world power; that countries like China and India are catching up and even exceeding the U.S. in many things. Another idea that the author points out is how far we've come in the world of technology in the past 30 years.
It is fact that we have come further technologically in the past 30 years than we have since the beginning of time. However, there are implications of tension between these countries solely because of the advancement of technology in this video. I agree that there is some tension, but the video is a little over dramatic about the situation. Throughout time there has been a different world power in every age. It might be time for the U.S. to pass the torch. I'm not saying completely give up their position among the elite, but maybe it is time for someone else to be the dominant world power.
The author in the video, "Mr. Winkle Wakes" has many implications that almost bash the modern education system. "Mr. Winkle" goes everywhere to see that so much has changed in so many ways, except schools. He walked around and saw that all the schools are the same as they were 100 years before. I totally agree with the implication of this video. Education hasn't changed very much over the past century, but within the past 10 years I think it has changed substantially. Education needs to change, because the world is advancing and evolving faster than our education system.
Incomplete (two weeks in a row). Where is your commentary on Sir Ken Robinson and Pinterest?
ReplyDeleteHello, Jared. I'm Rebecca Lathem from EDM310. I notice you really didn't do any commentary on Dr. Strange's version of Did You Know?, so it would be a good idea to go back and watch his version again and add your thoughts about it, especially since he presents quite a few interesting facts pertaining to past EDM310 students. I do agree with your statement that the world is advancing faster than our education system, and that schools need to catch up and implement more technology in classrooms. I think you could have expanded more on your thoughts about the Mr. Winkle Wakes video, however. I also see that you left out a large portion of the assignment, such as the part on Pinterest and Sir Ken Robinson's video about the importance of creativity. Sir Ken Robinson poses a wonderful argument, so I urge you to go and watch the video, as well as learn more about Pinterest and how it can be useful in the classroom. Remember that it's very important to submit your work on time and do all parts of each assignment!
ReplyDeleteGood luck in this class!