For many generations educators (including me and most of the teachers I have known over the 40 years I have been an educator) have worked to help students learn by being taught. It seems to me that this generation of young people are not interested in being taught. They want to immerse themselves in learning and develop their own understanding. The job market they will be facing in the future is looking for people who can think outside the box and can work collaboratively. The traditional classroom, where the teacher is the “sage on the stage”, is no longer appropriate for educating this type of thinker.
Unfortunately, most instructors were trained to be that sage. A few are learning to move to the side and act as a coach or facilitator.
"I think teachers must keep up with the new trends in technology and education. I think it is up to the school to push the instructors to be more pro-active with their own learning and growth."
