Carl, all of the facts that you have recorded are true and within 
today's society predicting educational futures are nearly impossible.
I am a student at Sydney University and am currently completing 
my Bachelor of Education (Primary).  An interesting philosophy which you may 
be interested in,is the thought of an Enquiry Based learning Environment.  
Students are given a trigger,and this trigger allows them to explore via 
their own questioning.  These triggers can be used 
in each key learning area,and provides a student centred learning approach.  
What I find interesting is the way that the traditional approaches are being 
improved via the freedomof the students explorations,however I feel that 
there has to be a balance between directed and enquiry based learning. Do you 
feelthat a balance needs to be maintained
between paper/pen-computertechnology experiences?  I would appreciate your 
view between the need for a balance or an extreme within education. 
Thanks.Erin.
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