In his NY Times (SJ Mercury, Sunday 9-9-12) column titled "In Tech Age, Learning is Literacy", columnist Tom Friedman wrote: "Technology and globalization are wiping out lower-skilled jobs faster, while steadily raising the skill level required for new jobs. More than ever now, lifelong learning is the key to getting into, and staying in, the middle class." Further capturing this new reality, he attributes a quote to futurist Alvin Toffler that states: "In the future "illiteracy will not be defined by those who cannot read and write, but by those who cannot learn and relearn." We need to prepare out students. Any thoughts?
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