The Youtube video had many similar themes to the Friedman reading. One thing i took from it was the deconstruction of the thought that we are America the greatest country in the world, dominating every aspect of life. I mean personally i still feel very patriotic abide by this, but both sources found a way to humble America. India and China cast a very long shadow. It is foolish not to credit them as a super power. The globalization of these countries continues to grow.
One item that completely reminded me of Friedman was the slide that said "The top 10 jobs that will be in demand in 2010 did not exist in 2004." This is to say we are constantly updating, creating new jobs.
This stresses how important it is to be adaptable. "We are currently preparing students for jobs that do not exist, using technologies that have not been invented yet."
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Hey Phil,
I don't know about you, but I am still trying to understand how teachers are exactly preparing their students for technologies that are not invented yet and for jobs that are yet to be created. I can't help but wonder how long it will take before pod-casts or social bookmarking tools are the "old way" of doing things. Sure we are learning these sources now and applying them, but how exhausting is it to comprehend that in a few years we will have to learn all sorts of new resources all over again?
Reference specifics of the YouTube video in relationship to Friedman...
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