The Future of Work
The future of work is constantly changing. In my past educational studies related to teaching I have used computers in the classrooms with elementary students. We learned how to use educational games for Social Studies including "The Oregon Trail." Now students are using ipods and ipads in the classroom and blogging on the internet. As a future educator I must learn how to utilize technology in the classroom to help students prepare for the "future of work." With the uncertainty of the job market in the future, we must prepare the younger generation to be adaptable to change, receptive to using technology, collaborative with others and prepared for anything. The video states that the future of work will be competitive, flat, and transparent. Currently the job market is very competitive. When I went to college the first time right out of high school, very few people had a masters degree. Now students are going to college and not coming into the workforce until they have a masters degree. This makes competition tough for those that don't have it, but have the experience. What should be weighted more, the experience or the degree? I think that the experience should weight more because the degree can always be obtained later. Jobs are changing at such a rapid rate I question if there will even be teaching jobs available after I obtain my degree. It is a possibility that students will learn from a virtual classroom at home in the future. Very few teachers will be needed to maintain online learning for students. Innovation and technology will be sought after skills in the future as the United States strives to keep up our global economy with other countries, including China and Japan. We must keep an open mind as we become educators in the 21st century and help students strive to reach their fullest potential so that they can compete with the future of work.
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