But we're doing a better job of doing what we've always done .
Information today doubles every nine months.
In fact, there has been more information produced in the last 30 years than during the previous 5,000. It's obviously not enough to teach facts when facts are changing so rapidly. Today's students must become life-long learners. We have to teach children how to obtain and process information and apply knowledge. The business community has told us they need students with a good work ethic and technical skills, along with high academic skills.