Education in the Information Age
The roots of our educational system Developed more than a century ago
Teach students the basic facts and survival skills they need for jobs in industry and agriculture
Known as a factory model because it assumes:
All students learn the same way and all students should learn
the same things.
The teacher’s job is to “pour” facts into students, occasionally checking the level of knowledge in each student.
Students are expected to work individually, absorb facts, and spend most of their time sitting quietly in straight rows.