Read the article "Rethinking Teacher Roles in a New Networked World." In this article author-educator Marc Prensky's newest buzzword is "futurecation," which he says involves
preparing students to do things "we could never do before." He believed that rather than
continuing with a content focus—math, English, science, and social
studies (or "MESS" as he calls it)—he said, "I think we need a new core:
effective thinking, effective action, effective relationships, and
effective accomplishment. Thinking, acting, relating, and accomplishing ought to be what primary and secondary school is about." Do you agree or disagree with his approach? How do you feel this approach would affect the way you teach now or will affect the way you teach in the future?
