For education to occur there must be a teacher who guides, a student who intends to learn, content to be learned, and a context or setting in which the guidance and learning occur.
Educationalsystems are highly centralized, making it difficult for community members to have much direct influence on what happens in the system.
In a restructured educationalsystem, there could be a greater variety of "teachers." The educational resources of the system could be used by community members during evenings and on weekends.
Educators must expect more kinds of technology including more telecommunications, more networking, more interactive learning, more multimedia learning environments, more computerized speech and handwriting, more databases, more desktop publishing, more materials for special learners, and more materials that are fun for learners.
The educational technology literature indicates that although a significant start has been made, there are still serious barriers to the widespread adoption of the type of student-centered, real world, technology-rich education our modern information society requires.
Educational administrators who resist change and are unwilling to share leadership responsibilities with teachers, and 6.
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