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The “Tech” Episode

Poem: “The Unknown Citizen” by W.H. Auden

Statement of the Whole: There is a lot of fear out there about innovation increasingly forcing humanity to be less human. There are always unforeseen consequences, but real education is built on hope, faith, and love, and therefore there is much to look forward to with excitement. This episode focuses on the new technology at play in education.  Is the classroom a place for a robot?

1. New tech
   1. As information becomes readily available through tech, the old go-to of information-based teaching must give way to new modes
   2. Tech coupled with rising individualism might actually produce a restless generation that demands higher, deeper, more liberated arts from school than past generations
   3. Education should be leading the AI discussion – tech in the schools foments this discussion:
      1. Can machines replace humans?
      2. Should machines replace humans?
      3. Can a machine teach humans humanely?
      4. Is intelligence just really fast processing, or is there more?
2. Up Next: How to Shine in the Schools of the Future

Not mentioned in the episode, but worth noting…

Orwell’s 1984 is often posited as a warning against technology in the future.  We came across an interesting article recently that might bring more light to the discussion we had in this episode.