Shift Happens Reflection

In my opinion, the most important thing for teachers to be aware of as they prepare students for the 21st century is the need to prepare students to communicate. No matter what technologies arise in the 21st century, students will still be required to share ideas with others and respond to their thoughts. Of course, the rules of face-to-face conversation need not apply; students must be taught to be flexible. What is appropriate in BCR might not be suitable for a text message, or any of the other technologies Shift Happens notes have not been invented yet. In addition, Shift Happens alludes to all the developments in the capacity of computers, the usage of new vocabulary words, and the daily increase in the volume of available information. For me, this is a reminder that teachers must show students how to efficiently locate, evaluate, and synthesize information. Finally, the details provided in Shift Happens about the population growth in India and China should remind teachers of the expansion of diversity that the future will bring. Students will need to develop a comfort level not just in communication formats but also in sharing data with others from backgrounds different from their own.