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Date: 5/15/09
Official End Time: 1:00 a.m.
Recently, I was talking to someone about education in different countries and how dramatically it has changed in the last couple of years. The issue I was presented with wasn’t really about technology but the incentive student’s use to have and how now many believe it is the major source behind our inability to succeed and move on to being doctors, lawyers, etc etc.
Although I agree that incentive is really the judging factor when it comes to future success, I will argue that the success of students in the 21st century cannot be measured in the number of doctors and lawyers who resulted. On the other hand, the 21st century is the only generation where students from all backgrounds and all financial situations were able to venture into uncharted territories in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math through the use of social media. This use of social media has made it possible for anyone with a computer and the ingenuity to pursue their dreams a chance at success. In comparison to previous generations where financial situations where a major factor in the success of a student, students in the 21st century have proven that drive is all you need to succeed.
Although our students may not be pursue careers solely in medicine and law, they are pursuing fields in worlds never before seen and therefore mapping new land for future generations to pursue and therefore redefining the future of today’s students.
Sincerely, Hector Guzman
Date: 5/15/09
Official End Time: 1:00 a.m.
Recently, I was talking to someone about education in different countries and how dramatically it has changed in the last couple of years. The issue I was presented with wasn’t really about technology but the incentive student’s use to have and how now many believe it is the major source behind our inability to succeed and move on to being doctors, lawyers, etc etc.
Although I agree that incentive is really the judging factor when it comes to future success, I will argue that the success of students in the 21st century cannot be measured in the number of doctors and lawyers who resulted. On the other hand, the 21st century is the only generation where students from all backgrounds and all financial situations were able to venture into uncharted territories in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math through the use of social media. This use of social media has made it possible for anyone with a computer and the ingenuity to pursue their dreams a chance at success. In comparison to previous generations where financial situations where a major factor in the success of a student, students in the 21st century have proven that drive is all you need to succeed.
Although our students may not be pursue careers solely in medicine and law, they are pursuing fields in worlds never before seen and therefore mapping new land for future generations to pursue and therefore redefining the future of today’s students.
Sincerely, Hector Guzman
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