Memorization is a waste of time for Google generations

"Openness, peering, sharing, global behavior," four action principles "written to the unspecified large number" was written about "Wikinomics (Wikinomics)"Don Tapscot's remarks on education about Mr. Don Tapscot are known topics.

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Google generation has no need for rote learning - Times Online

"It is a waste of time to memorize information that can easily be obtained at any time by Google, Wikipedia, etc."Don TapscotMr. was a best seller in 1998 "Growing Up Digital"Net Generation (net generation)" that spread the word of the word. The latest issue "Grown Up Digital"Said in a survey targeting nearly 8,000 people in 12 countries born between 1978 and 1994, this conclusion has been reached.

"Children need to learn history in order to understand the world and how the world moves, but you do not need to know the year or date.Battle of HastingsIf you know about, the year 1066 will come out in one shot if you search. "

"Teachers are no longer" fountains of knowledge. "The Internet is a" fountain of knowledge "

"Current education is outdated, it may have been suitable during the Industrial Revolution"

"For today's children, memorization is a waste of time, we should educate people to develop creative thinking and interpretive power to effectively use information obtained online," if that education If policies are adopted, will future children do not need to memorize the year, person's name, periodic table of elements, chemical formulas etc? I feel a little envious.