I am just three short years out of high school, yet even in that small time a lot has changed. For research projects we would go to the library and pick out several books that would be our resources for that project. That was the only time we were allowed to bring outside knowledge into our learning (other than what Mr. Textbook had to say). There were no opinions, just memorization of knowledge.
Now when students are given some piece of knowledge, they must think about it and discuss why that knowledge is or is not true. Students are being taught to think critically, not just to be living hard drives. Another difference is all this technology that is available to use in the classroom. Students no longer have the need to memorize knowledge because it is available at their fingertips. Now it is the job of the teacher to guide their learning of how to effectively look up and interpret knowledge. As teachers we should move away from lecturing and towards class discussions over pertinent topics.
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