This article addresses the work now being done by automation and the abilities that workers in our ever
changing world will need in such a world. It leaves painful questions as to how current public schools are meeting that need. It affirms that “… the age of brilliant machines seems to reward a
few traits. First, it rewards enthusiasm….
Second, the era seems to reward people with extended time horizons and
strategic discipline.”
How is a public school
system dominated by multiple choice tests even thinking about reinforcing such critical abilities in our students?
How do multiple choice tests focus
students on their own goals, and the ability to constantly modify
those goals, and the critical goal of maintaining focus to achieve those goals?
David Brooks is pointing to a very painful question for US public education in 2014!
