In chapter 6 of Rethinking Education in the Age of Technology it discusses the different eras that break up the history of education. It's strange to see that years ago children were expected to do the same jobs as their parents. I could never imagine myself doing the exact same thing. It seems like the children were expected to mirror the parents; they were taught to think and do as their parents.
It is interesting to read that early education was to prepare children for the work they would do when they became adults. The subjects that they were taught were basic skills like reading, writing, basic computations, and most importantly, skills like reading the Bible and tasks like buying and selling goods. It’s strange to me to think that many of the classes we have now were unheard not so long ago. Each subject eventually added on to form a curriculum depending on the type of jobs. History, English and civics were stressed for preparation of children becoming citizens. Then later on it was decided that there should be a set of courses students should take, involving English, math, Latin and Greek, history, science and geography. Most of these are still offered in our general schooling.
In the new age, the responsibility is leaning more towards parents and students rather than the states, as it did in the first era. Students are given more options for their learning and education has expanded. Now teaching can be done nearly anywhere.
I feel that students should understand how we came about the education system we are using today and what each subject’s origin is within the system.
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