21st Century Classroom

The 21^st Century classroom will be far different from the current classroom of today, whether elementary, middle, high school or college. The world is advancing fast. The rapid change we experience in society is mind boggling. The children of today know so much. Every child I come in contact with now that mentions their given school assignments to me, leave me in shock. For example, curriculum I struggled with as a child (during my third grade year perhaps), is a daily regiment for today’s first grader and occasionally, kindergarten student.

The year 2011’s methods of learning will seem barbaric. The newest innovations of our time will be called retro. Speaking of which, the youngest of children will commonly have some of the markets leading forms of technology as ideally as a pencil or a three ring binder. I predict that items similar to IPads will be less expensive and less valuable and a suggested article for student of all ages to have in the classroom. Instructors will have to have more knowledge than ever simply because times will be so advanced and children will know everything.

With the economy being as poor as it is, I can almost guarantee that education will not be free for any level of study. It never really has been, but expenses will increase, so will lunch prices. In addition, every school, private or public, will ask for tuition fees of each and every student. This will cause stress and an inability for each child to solely concentrate on their academic criteria. With that being said, I see a radical environment ahead for future classrooms. Many teachers will try to compensate for the shortcomings of society, but it will take many dedicated and enthusiastic educators to do such. Although I see a hostile atmosphere for future pupils, as the old saying says “The show must go on.” Times will be difficult and slightly unpredictable; however, I can say that the classroom of the future will be vibrant and technologically inclined, full of the latest models of computers and gadgets. Children of that era will be brilliant, beyond measure (those that wish to be). They will have the world in the palm of their hands, literally. Technology is all you’ll see in the 21^st Century classroom; almost as cliché as “The Jetsons”. What was once thought to be an elaborately extreme vision of an unrecognizable time will be what one will see in the 21^st Century classroom… at least from my perspective.