21 Things That Will be Obsolete in 2020

Here’s a fun post to spark some debate:

21 Things That Will be Obsolete in 2020

http://mindshift.kqed.org/2011/12/21-things-that-will-be-obsolete-in-2020/

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

These are all in the context of schools.  Click through to see the explanations (hint – some are tricky).

Stephen