This is an interview published in Wired magazine. From 'Future Shock' to 'The Third Wave' to his new book 'War and Anti-War', Alvin Toffler has been shocking us with his descriptions of the future. There is no clear definition, but usually the 'Singularity' is meant as a future time when societal, scientific and economic change is so fast that we cannot even imagine what will happen from our present perspective. Another definition is that it denotes the singular time when technological development will be at its fastest. This unit, combining transactional writing with interpersonal speaking, requires students to adopt a role in a fictional community.
Children learn to work together to make appropriate decisions affecting the community.
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