More Related Content Similar to Building Schools for the Future Shift Happens (20) 2. There's a dark little joke exchanged by educators with a dissident streak… 3. Rip Van Winkle awakens in the 21st century after a hundred- year snooze and is, of course, utterly bewildered by what he sees. 4. Men and women dash about, talking to small metal devices pinned to their ears. 5. Young people sit at home on sofas, moving miniature athletes around on electronic screens 6. Older folk defy death and disability with metronomes in their chests and with hips made of metal and plastic. 8. But when he finally walks into a classroom , the old man knows exactly where he is. 9. "This is a school," he declares. "We used to have these back in 1908 . Only now the blackboards are white." 13. How do you design a school for the future when you can’t predict tomorrow? 38. In the UK, 98% of 12 year-olds want “ to do well at school ” 60. half of what they learn in their first year of study will be outdated by the end of their studies. 62. 7 out of 10 teenagers have a handheld games machine 63. 9 out of 10 teenagers have a home computer , a mobile phone and a games console 64. 84% of young people play computer games at least once a fortnight 65. 72% of teachers never play computer games 70. Change is the law of life. And those who look to the past or present are certain to miss the future. John F Kennedy 92. Credits: Karl Fisch www.thefischbowl.blogspot.com Scott McLeod www.dangerouslyirrelevant.org Jeff Brenman www.apolloideas.com Ray Fleming Microsoft Matt Horne www.esltechnology.com www.designshare.com School Financial Management – October 2008 www.teachingexpertise.com
