We need reform?

We need reform? How about a bulldozer? I think that will do the trick.

After watching the video on the history of education and its roots I thought to myself-how true those words were that they said in that conference. I looked more into the messages the Toffler's were trying to spread by googling them and I found some great information.
Its amazing how things have evolved and most importantly the classroom. Well I take that back, everything has evolved except for the classroom. Look at cars, homes, phones, wireless technologies, military, and the capability to talk to every single person in the world. They have all been updated to fit the needs of the public. Its difficult to comprehend that the one thing every citizen is given, a free appropriate public education, can't change. Politicians are changed, laws are changed, and societies change, all to adapt to its environment. However, the issue of the classroom has been at the root of a national/global debate for a number of years and yes its been changed too, but has it really? Looking at Ira's blog, I noticed that many of the things he notices about the original (ancient) classroom still stand. The layout of the classroom, the placements of desks, same utensils, books, etc. but does this suit today's children? People and children have changed, they have accepted and embraced the new age of technology. These innovations have changed the way people interact, socialize, communicate and live.

With the children today being able to communicate with other children all over the world it seems odd that those politicians who talk reform don't notice that todays classrooms just dont meet the needs of the students. It sort of resembles a time machine, the children today are so advanced with technology that when they hit the classroom and are given a pencil and a piece of paper, they will soon be trying to figure out what it is they are holding in their hands and what time period they are in. I apologize if the post is all over the place but I am trying to explain my thoughts on how I think everything outside of the classroom has moved on but the school system is just in a back and forth battle that will solve nothing because they cant see the root of the problem- its always playing catch-up!