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Discuss how you think these trends will impact the future of American education and defend your rationale:
1. An older and more diverse U.S. population. As children have the technology the based nation chrome up they'll content to refuse this incident the education systems. The more diverse cultures also will have an impact on The future curriculum . More and more diverse degrees are being offered in universities across the nation. For example bring Dance has become a new major schools across America bringing back the culture of hip-hop from all errors and turning it into subject able to be studied and mastered which later turned into a degree. People from all different backgrounds have all different interests which calls for a diverse population in the workplace. This requires company's to hire workers to speak all different languages requiring schools to teach a vast variety Of many languages. In these educational programs students are also taught about the culture and Worldview's/religions of the regions where all these different languages originated from. Universities everywhere are offering more and more degree programs for students to master many different languages. Eventually, the top fifty languages will be available to become a scholar in. These programs also leave room for many scholarships, findings. Donations and grants due to the necessity of students to master these programs.
“It is projected that the U.S. population will grow more than 45% by the year 2050. The population projections also show a growth in all racial and ethnic groups except white, non-Hispanic groups. Because of the change in population, education will be forced to adapt to meet the needs of all cultures.”(Webb et al., 2010) pp Current Trends in U.S. pp slide 5

2. Increased choice and privatization of education.
Parents have the power to decide what education best fits their child. Rather than the single option of public schools, parents now have numerous other educational choices. These include: Virtual schools Charter schools Public vouchers to private schools Homeschooling

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Virtual Schools are online programs that gives students the opportunity to attend classes that best fit their lifestyle, personal situation, or environmental causes. These classrooms can be attended from any computer connected to the internent and often times allow students to log in and do assignments at their lesisure in timely scheduled manner.
Charter Schools, although also funded by the government, are “a publicly funded independent school established by teachers, parents, or community groups under the terms of a charter with a local or national authority.” www.google.com
A lot of time charter schools have certain themes,such as a theatre arts program, to focus education around and advertize for a specific group of students to attent.
Public vouchers are vouchers given to students that live in different areas for a specific reason such as learning disability or physical disability, or due to a location sitaution, give them the right to use the funding from their district to be used at another school or program.
Private schools are schools that the government does not control or fund. They are private school organizations that one must pay an attendance fee to go their and follow their guidelines rather then the dsitricts.
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3. Changing role of government in education.

4. High school reform. Around the nation “many people believe that high schools are not producing students who are ready for college or the work place.” Pp.Current Trends In U.S. slide 7 People are becoming more and more concerned that all high schoolers are not graduating with the technology skills needed to be successful or that are on the same level. Due to poverty stricken districts not having the same financial situations, this is foreshadowed to only get worse in the coming years. There simply isn’t enough money to buy computers, hire teachers, get the programs, or even that space in schools for such a program to be implemented. Many schools in the U.S. barely started implementing technology through the use of computers by the students and won’t financially be able to for many years due to the fact computers are still at such a high cost. In the near future this may seem to be true but in a decade I believe that technology prices will drop drastically due to the high demand and ability to get newer technology that is coming out. A lot of things will be donated to schools once manufactures cannot sell it and it becomes cheaper to write off as a tax rebate rather then pay taxes on the sale. They will at least be able to get close to what they paid for by doing the right thing and donating it to a charitable cause.

5. Increased reliance of technology in the classroom.
Technology has become a huge trend in the US classrooms and around the world in this day and age to say the least. A decade ago was when computers were first introduced into the education systems of schools across the nation. Starting with simple word processors and computer labs in schools around the US, technology quickly gain popularity. As time went on newer devices were made such a smart boards, scientific calculators, New software and programs were fingertips of educators and students everywhere.

“Educators must stay up-to-date with technology, and incorporate the use of various types of technology into everyday instruction.” Pp Current U.S. trends slide 11 Students from a pencil and paper in penmanship class you being required at every college today getting Tchao two computers horses in order to be able to pass the course in their college career. Penmanship is no longer a class at the top priorities nowadays and papers and essays are required to be submitted and typed format to be submitted. Learning script within the next decade isn't going to even be a requirement to children at the rate technology is going. Computers are becoming more and more common therefore they're becoming more more affordable and schools one day be able to supply each student with the computer of their own which will then take place of the paper and pencil and it will be hey memory of the past. Just as teachers went from chalkboard in the racers so now all different types of electronic learning devices such as Smart boards, Promethean boards, different tablets and computer devices. Some schools now provide students with each individual Promethean board that the teacher is teaching the course from electronically. In the future I feel that squirrels everywhere will have this.'s classes now I being held with lessons being talk to them digitally through different learning software and computer programs. Eventually students will no longer be working out of work books and textbooks, rather they will be in class using some type of technology to do their work in class and at home and have it submitted all my computer. Just as lesson plans I no longer excepted Henry in and must be submitted to the computer, all type of student work and projects will one day become all-digital thanks to the new trend of technology. I see now at universities across the nation such as that you see you where learning is done strictly through technology. In secondary schools receive more more technology being infiltrated into the curriculum. It is truly becoming a technology interviews education from grade K through the highest levels of education possible out there. Technology is sweeping the nation.

One of the largest changes seen in education has been as a result of technology. Students today were born as digital natives. Much of their life outside of school is influenced by, and sometimes consumed by, technology.
Students are able to do more with more. Students often have a better understanding and working knowledge of the technology available to them than their school (or teacher) have.
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6. Increased globalization
Globalization has virtually eliminated barriers between countries. Because of technology and other advancements, education is no longer limited to specific schools or countries. Schools in one country can borrow ideas and follow trends from others. Individuals are also migrating and enrolling children in schools, forcing changes in cultures and values.
We often discuss the global economy. The impact that increased globalization will have on education is yet to be determined (Webb et al., 2010). Current trends in the U.S. power point slide 8