As we move forward

I read this article today in the Sydney Morning Herald about Arnold Schwarzenegger, as governor, deciding to phase out school textbooks in California. It is a means to save money and to assist children in having more up-to-date information by learning from the internet.

And yes, ladies and gentlemen, this means that the next generation is going to be obtaining it's knowledge from Wikipedia.

It's hard enough getting kids to read books these days. I am seeing more and more kids that struggle to read and form simple sentences. With spelling, don't even get me started! So now, in the near future, we are going to see kids probably get worse.

We'll see them twittering away while doing their studies.

We'll see statuses like "Math class is boring...." on facebook.

We'll see different versions of history based on which website has been accessed.

And what next? Are they going to phase out human teachers because computers can do it all? I mean, why go to school if you can just learn online, eh?

Am I being too cynical?

I like technology but I worry about what the future holds. It's developing so rapidly that one day we'll all have a computer attached to us on the palm of our hands. (Or are we there already??) I can't imagine a world without books (whether they are text books or story books). I don't want technology to rule everything. I don't want us all to become zombies.

On the bright side, I doubt I'll ever be out of a job.

Kids can only get more screwed up with the lack of social interaction and possibly family interaction. This means they will need therapy!

Until next time,

Cheers!!!