Todd Oppenheimer's article The Computer Delusion brings up many points that I think are crucial to the development of school curricula. I strongly believe that school provides the foundations we need to pursuit our innate skills. It is the uniqueness of each person's skills that creates the advancement of society. I think it is necessary for schools to introduce students to their skills and support them along the way, as varied as the skills may be.
Oppenheimer brings up the point that now many vocational oriented classes are being replaced with computer classes. It is very important to stay current with the technological trends, however, I think that by removing the vocational classes we are doing a disservice to society.
Our society, as technologically advanced as we become, is always going to be reliant upon those people who do our dirty work. Not everyone is going to have the brain power to advance on to college, and it is important that we develop the skill set for those who wish not to continue their education after high school.
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