21 Things that will be Obsolete in Education by 2020

I have done a lot of thinking over the last few years about the future of education.  As a matter of fact, I have mentioned in this blog the group of teachers and administrators that are meeting to specifically think about what the future of education will hold for PT.  The scope of this thinking has really expanded beyond this group.  There are projects and pilot programs started by teachers throughout the school district that address the question of “What will public education look like in the future”.  I sense that a grand discussion about the future of education will break out between all members of our community because of the smaller conversations occurring now.  I am simply very excited to be a part of this process.  I have discussed the adjacent possible and innovation in previous posts so I do not want to beat a dead horse.  However, when we start hundreds of conversations about how our school district can improve education and lead the future of education then innovation will occur and the adjacent possible will be reachable.  With that in mind, here is an interesting list of 21 things that one person thinks will be obsolete in education by the year 2020 (8 years away).  Take your time to look through the list.  What do you agree with?  What items do you think should be off the list?  I will be interested to read what you think.