Rethinking Education- Chapter 8

The topic of this chapter and having specific certifications is very interesting.  I think this could cause problems, because as they mentioned in the book, if someone doesn't really know what they want to do, they would go to a high school type of school to take general courses and find what they may want to do.  But, by having some students going to a school type of place, would these students feel like underachievers and feel that they are behind.  I know some of my high school friends who did not go to college feel like they missed out and I think there is some negative stereotypes for these individuals.  Would those students who do not know what they want to do also have negative stereotypes and be referred to as underachievers? 
Also, students would not have the same experiences as we do now in the classroom.  There would probably be online interactions, but I think the in person interactions are very important.  The chapter also talked about different curriculum designs.  They mentioned how students along with their parents would choose their curriculum and would be encouraged to stick with it.  Well what happens if the parents want a child to do something but really the child would like to do something else.  Would the child end up doing the curriculum the parents wanted and what happens when the child decides to change their curriculum.  Can they switch and would that put them behind?  The chapter also discussed technology and using that more in schools to help student's learning.  I think we are on the path to doing that.  People are realizing more than ever now how important technology is to students and how it can aid their learning. 

As a future educator, I want to make sure I am using technology to help my students learn.  I also want my students to have access to technology so they can use it if it is not available at home.  As for the specialized curriculum, I think it's important to teach all students the basics.  I don't think it's wise to have young children picking out their curriculum or having their parents choose it for them.  I can't see that working very well at all.  So as a teacher, I will make sure my students are learning the basics and being introduced to relevant subjects.  Instead of having specialized curriculum, I will make sure my students have choices so they can learn about things that interest them which will also help keep them interested in learning.