Reflection paper 12

What does the future hold?

After Sputnik the National Defense Education Act took place which revolution schools curriculum everywhere. Sputnik shared a common vision; things must change for the better. This is why the replaced the current content of topics and information with curriculum based on ideas and the modes of scientific question and mathematical problem solving. In past generations, only writing, and reading were important to the towns’ people. They only needed to learn to communicate with higher authority, and become priest. Society needed a change, they needed to better themselves and improve to benefit themselves. They learned that history shouldn’t repeat itself, and instead of learning about writing and reading. They could put logical thinking and create a solution to life’s problems. And what better way to do it, then introduce background knowledge and a hypothetical problem to kids in classrooms. While adding the curriculum they had also added supplies replacing textbooks with instructional materials that included films, activities, and readings. This would allow students with hands on activities allowing the students to get a real feel of the work that they could be doing. This revolution was an upgrade for education, meaning it was an upgrade for society. Kid’s were usually born into a family business and never had a say in what he or she wanted. Now that the schools are giving them a variety of activities and curriculum is allowing kids to see different sides to a job. This is also allowing them hands on action to become more experience and more knowledgeable to their career and take their liking and go further with their research and skills. The Sputnik was an improvement for education in the U.S. it allowed us to better ourselves so we can have more variety jobs, and more experience workers. It also allowed the kids to get a feel for what different jobs are out their and presenting them opportunities also presents possibilities of a better future. Allowing certain activities and criteria is giving children the possibility to create goals and expectations to look forward to in the future. What they do in the class room, is to improve and duplicate what they do in real life. Just giving them more time to practice and really know what they want to do in life.