Technopoly Ch. 11

Ch. 11-Well we are at the end and I have to say I really appreciated how he ended it. Pg. 181 He begins by saying that when it comes to critics there are three ways they respond to what they are saying. For pink he wants to be the sort that is a wishful encouraging who knows that there are more problems then solutions, but because of his work perhaps some good will come out of it. I thought that it was kind of humbling, after all his harsh words. He puts a great emphasis on how it is through education and teachers that we can see this change. It is through the knowledge of history that we will be able to teach our children the best way to deal with this Technopoly; "every subject has a history". Throughout the chapter, Pink gives excellent quotes and examples of people and things we need and can learn from in order to make wise decisions about our future.For example I thought an excellent quote by Cicero was "To remain ignorant of things that happened before you were born is to remain a child." It is all of these that we need to be teaching our students; giving them a curriculum shows the humanity and historical development of who we are, where we came from, and how we got here. In closing I thought the greatest words Pink said was pg. 186 .."learning is for the greater glory of God." Amen may this be the way we teach our students!

Burning Question:

Pink talks about this new approach to curriculum. Do you feel this is the correct approach to take on curriculum? Why or Why not?