Windows on the Future: Education in the Age of Technology

While I understand the point made by other reviewers in terms of the book being outdated due to the very arguments presented by McCain and Jukes (the exponential rate of change), I still feel that this book should be read by all educators. The points covered are presented in clear terms with excellent examples and in a way that all can understand. I read this book for a class and then used it with my own students (teachers)who experienced an 'awakening' of sorts while reading the book. Many places around the world have been slow to change - the 'blue whales' which McCain and Jukes refer to as examples of people or things that take a longer time to change. So this book was extremely enlightening for the teachers who work in a very remote Pacific island area where teaching methods have changed very little with the teacher still being the 'giver' of information. The concepts covered can challenge the minds or paradigm. As stated by the authors, "{The education system} cannot continue to get better at delivering an obsolete education" (p. 74). Statements such as these present excellent forums for discussion among educators.

This book is excellent. I had to read it as part of the teacher credential program. It is a really easy, plain English book. The content is excellent. It describes where we have been, where we are, and where we will be in terms of technology and how that will impact education. It is not about teaching technology to our students, but about changing the entire way we think about education and using technology to our best advantage. It is about our responsibility to our students to prepare them for the rapidly changing world in which we live. This book should be required reading for anyone interested in education.