If you read my blog often, you know I love these lists as discussion starters.
21 Things That Will Be Obsolete by 2020
March 2, 2011
By Shelly Blake-Plock
More detail past the link.
1. DESKS
2. LANGUAGE LABS
3. COMPUTERS
4. HOMEWORK
5. THE ROLE OF STANDARDIZED TESTS IN COLLEGE ADMISSIONS
6. DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION AS A SIGN OF DISTINGUISHED TEACHER
7. FEAR OF WIKIPEDIA
8. PAPERBACKS
9. ATTENDANCE OFFICES
10. LOCKERS
11. I.T. DEPARTMENTS
12. CENTRALIZED INSTITUTIONS
13. ORGANIZATION OF EDUCATIONAL SERVICES BY GRADE.
14. EDUCATION SCHOOLS THAT FAIL TO INTEGRATE TECHNOLOGY
15. PAID/OUTSOURCED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
16. CURRENT CURRICULAR NORMS
17. PARENT-TEACHER CONFERENCE NIGHT
18. TYPICAL CAFETERIA FOOD
19. OUTSOURCED GRAPHIC DESIGN AND WEB DESIGN
20. HIGH SCHOOL ALGEBRA 1
21. PAPER
Read more in the School Day of the Future series on the Mind/Shift: How We Will Learn blog.
Stephen
I agree with everything but “DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION AS A SIGN OF DISTINGUISHED TEACHER.” I’m wondering why that one made your list.
Not ‘my’ list. Try asking the author.