With the rate of information growth, we can not teach students facts in high school that will be current when they graduate college, much less be current throughout their life. However we can teach learning skills that will serve them throughout their adult lives to stay relevant in their fields and with our rapidly changing world. Students must learn to take responsibility for their own learning. To do this they must be taught the skills and given the tools to pursue knowledge on their own. Information technology can be a powerful tool in providing this flexibility.
Information technology can make learning time and place independent.
Taking time out of the building for real-world experiences does not mean losing touch with the instructor and the rest of the class. Currently teachers must spend a great deal of their time motivating students. This new educational model will require the role of the teacher as motivator to be reevaluated. For learning to continue outside of the school building and outside of school hours we will need to foster an attitude of responsibility for successful completion with the student. Parents and the community will need to revaluate their place in educating the students.