Get Rid of Who Again?

Schooling the Industry

Sure, education needs to be reinvented by processes that we discuss in class. The classroom needs to be integrated with the assistance of computer programs and other technological assests (TVs , DVDs), but as the school begins to appear more and more like an office building it still has to strive to define itself as its own entity.

Schools are not created to churn out individuals like an assembly line. We've all heard in our school years the classic line of "This isn't a democracy in here" regarding the classroom, but with a CEO-esque administrator dictatorships will pop up all over districts. I really appreciated Steve Jobs before I read this. His outlook on iTunes (he wanted to make songs cheaper than .99 and lobbied for them not to go up in price). He actually seemed to be a down-to-earth administrator, but I do take great offense to the actions he wants to take. Administrators and teachers alike hope to get their students to pursue educational careers past high school.

However, I feel the more you pressure and push kids the more disenchanted they are vulnerable to become. By opening avenues such as computers they can explore life inside and outside the classroom. I feel that the integration and a personal life is already bordering on intrusion to some students. I feel if it gets for a lack of a better term shoved down their throats their potential interest and furthermore success may peak too early and discourage them from performing tasks that will now become tedious. We strive to reinvent a classroom using technology, but with these advancements we have to wonder how long the reinvention of interest will last and when will it be time to revamp the system again?