January 1, 2000. January 1, 2000. By Mary Sue Coleman Even purists who insist that the new millennium does not arrive until 2001 must pay attention to January 1, 2000. Because computer programmers decades ago did not dream that their innocuous memory-saving device, dropping two digits, would create a worldwide Y2K glitch requiring massive investment to correct.
Human beings envision bold futures but only imperfectly.
Education should contribute not only to problem-solving but to wisdom. That's the only way educators can prepare students for futures that can never be foreseen.