I really like how the article points out that a good portion of school time today involves “committing a lot of stuff to short term memory and then testing that memory” rather than “teaching our kids how to analyze and synthesize the bewildering world of sometimes contradictory information and opinion in which they now exist”. Memorizing facts has become less important as google has become more powerful. Instead, we as teachers should focus on how to use and interpret the seemingly endless amounts of information that is readily available to students. The internet provides students with copious amounts of information so, in my opinion, it will be more valuable for student to learn skills such as problem solving, creativity, group work, research, and organization of information. I think it will be interesting to see how education changes throughout our careers.
Also, in case anyone really wanted to find Baghdad on a map:
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