One of the biggest challenges facing public education right now is the rapid growth of knowledge. Until 1900 human knowledge doubled approximately every century. By the end of World War II knowledge was doubling every 25 years. Today on average human knowledge is doubling every 13 months. IBM theorizes it could someday become every 12 hours. How are we teaching students to adapt to this exponential knowledge growth? Technology is part of the answer to exponential growth challenge. Students need to know how to find answers, synthesis data and memorize facts. School districts, and individual schools should be able use their financial resources to decide the best use of technology for their students. We should not expect a one size fits all approach to technology in the state of Utah.
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