Writing a blog is probably the hardest thing that I have ever done in the world. When I first heard that we were supposed to write a blog I thought that it would be fun and interesting. But now that the school year has progressed, I can tell you that it sucks I can't think of anything to write. So that's why I'm writing this, this is a blog post about not being able to write a blog post, I gotta tell you that even though its a post about not being able to post I still can't think of anything. Why? Well i don't know why, maybe I'm burnt out of ideas, maybe when I start to write I loose my ideas, or maybe blogging just isn't for me. Well all that I know is that blogging is hard and sucks.
When I think of Chasing Home, I think of running after something that is just out of reach. Something that is in the distance and that I can see, but the closer I get the further away it moves. For me the idea of chasing home is trying to find something that is important to you, but you don’t know what that thing is. I think chasing home is chasing the memories and thoughts of the friends and families, the thoughts of the life that I’ve lead, the life I’m still leading. I think chasing home is the way that we connect back with our pasts and forget about our troubles, where there is always a space at the dinner table. I think chasing home is the idea of trying to recapture the memories and feelings of our past.
 The Classroom of the future! It’s already almost here, think about it students have access to the entire world’s data bank at their fingertips, new technologies to look up that information, and technologies to help complete the students work. So, what’s next? I think that the classroom of the future will look nothing like the classroom of today; there will be no more paper, no more pens or pencils, no more black/white board, and most of all no teacher. In place of teachers students will have one on one instruction structured to their specific needs and wants, but is this really the things should be? Technology is great and is already in many classrooms already and let me tell you it makes everything so much easier. Students can write an essay in an hour, do homework in 20 minutes and look up anything said in class. Now the question of is the classroom of 2030 going to be any different? I think it will, I think that the classroom of 2030 will have nothing but computers, tablets, and smartphones. It’s kind of like today’s classroom except without the paper & pen element.
Now sitting in class, we students are told to take out a piece of paper and a pen and write a note, we are told that this worksheet or textbook questions are due tomorrow and that if we don’t than we will lose homework marks. What if that was gone, what if instead of pens and paper, textbooks & worksheets we had computers and tablets that homework could be completed on and sent to be marked. Who would mark it though? Well mentioned above, structured individual learning, would probably be taught & marked by a computer programed with correct answers and lesson plans fit to the student’s needs. Kind of weird isn’t it? A computer being a teacher, who knew, but computers are capable of connecting to the entire world’s data base in the blink of an eye essentially wiping out the need for modern day teachers. What will the teachers of today do, get a new job, or maybe, just maybe there is still a place for today’s teacher in the classroom of 2030. Computers are amazing, but sometimes the computer can be wrong and there is a need for a sense of real life guidance. Maybe the classroom of 2030 still has a place for the teacher of today. Some people think that technology is stupid and should be kept out of the classroom completely. Pretty soon the entire world will be dominated by technology and we can do nothing to stop it. So this begs the question, is 2030 going to be a complete overhaul on learning or is it going to be any different? |
