Windows on The Future: Abstract

By now, most people have realized that the world is no longer the stable and predictable place that it once was. But just how fast is the world moving. There are many that are saying that the changes in the next 10 years will dwarf those of the last 50. What impact will this changing world have on education? And how can educators plan effective curriculum in an environment of accelerating change?

This book examines some of the major new technologies that will fundamentally change the world in the next 10 years; explores the shift in curriculum and thinking that will be necessary to equip students for success in the brave new world of the 21st century, and identifies what this signifies for communities. How can schools prepare students for this world? Perhaps by focusing less on technology and more on information and new mindsets for those in the workplace. Readers should come prepared to have many of their present assumptions about education challenged.