A time of transformation
I see "Shift Happens" as a sort of documentary of what's going on in the world today. The main idea of the entire video seems to be the transformation of the world -- technological and otherwise. Another key point, however, is the idea that no great power can last forever. Over and over, the piece seems to indicate that the United States is being outstripped/outpaced by other nations - namely China and India. England's super power status in the year 1900 is used to prove this idea. The fact that Sprint gave more money to technology research in a year than the United States government only shows us how this outpacing is occurring.
That we're preparing kids for jobs that don't yet exist and problems that aren't yet problems makes it all the more scary to think about. How can we hope to compete on a global basis (something that our constructivist readings say we're no longer doing) if other countries are doing so much better than we are at teaching/incorporating/using technology?
The picture I've included says that technology changes, but people don't. I'm not entirely sure that's true. If people don't change, then how is the United States no longer keeping pace? Something must have occurred at some point.
A sea change is happening in the world, and the U.S. is running behind the curve. If we're not careful, our country will transform for the worse.
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