Natural technology

During one of my AC presentations, I will be focusing some attention on natural technologies-- those technologies that one (or a group) experiences as adolescents and the influences those have on the expectations (both socially and cognitively) of that individual (or those individuals).

In a nutshell, what we experience as adolescents is perceived as the "natural" state for humans, and previous technologies were leading up to that which is natural, while following technologies are a deterioration of what is natural. This simple concept explains much of curriculum and instruction: "Of course, students need to learn how to do the math I learned, they won't develop essential skills if they don't."

I think we need to understand that students who are limited to our essential skills will be unprepared fror their future!