Response to "21st Century Classrooms Article"

This article wrapped up a thought that I have been having for years about teachers. The article basically said that "times are changing" and there changing fast. I've been in school all my life and have had many teachers. Some great, some mediocre and others were just flat horrible. The article listed many things that teachers are responsible for doing in their classroom and I can point out many that the bad teachers I've had didn't do. Teachers need to adapt to the rapidly changing world. They need to be up to date with technology, pop culture and new teaching methods to insure they can provide a positive learning environment and if they don't then they will fail and so will their student's because they wont receive the education they should be. The 21st century classroom will create a higher demand for more budget money to fill classrooms with up to date technology. and hopefully it will squeeze out any teachers who choose not to adapt and make room for new educators who are ready and willing to adapt and teach.

Today's classrooms are much different as I think back to my elementary school days. I remember students could just be engaged by the teacher reading them a story. Now it is a lot harder to grab students attention. There were no SmartBoards there were Caulk boards. The only computer in the classroom was a calculator and there were no cellphones to distract anyone.