SAS CEO Blasts Old-School Schooling

Posted by ryuzaki0 on Thursday October 4, 2007 @04:46PM from the stuck-in-the-past dept.

theodp writes "What does SAS CEO Dr. Jim Goodnight have in common with 47% of high school dropouts? A belief that school is boring. Marking the 50th anniversary of Sputnik with a call for renewed emphasis on science and technology in America's schools, Goodnight finds today's kids ill-served by old-school schooling: 'Today's generation of kids is the most technology savvy group that this country has ever produced. They are born with an iPod in one hand and a cell phone in another. They're text messaging, e-mailing, instant messaging. They're on MySpace, YouTube & Google. They've got Nintendo Wiis, Game Boys, PlayStations. Their world is one of total interactivity. They're in constant communication with each other, but when they go to school, they are told to leave those 'toys' at home. They're not to be used in school. Instead, the system continues teaching as if these kids belong to the last century, by standing in front of a blackboard.'"

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Re:Tired of this goddamn label by Hal_Porter · 2007-10-04 17:40 · Score: 5, Funny

And most people's text messaging is a detriment to both learning proper English and being tech-savy. stfu grmmr nuub

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Re:Tired of this goddamn label by hitmark · 2007-10-04 19:04 · Score: 4, Funny

ok, i just scared myself silly. i fully understand the message in that line of text!

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