Crazy Technology

Today in sociology class we were talking about how technology has evolved and how different our generations are from past and future generations. We discussed how kids who are being born now-a-days, will never know what it is like to watch a movie on a VCR, or to buy CDs at a store to listen to your music with. We took a look at the “Beloit Mindset List” (http://www.beloit.edu/mindset/) which is a list in order by high school graduation year that just talks about how your year differs from years before and after. After reading through the 2014 (my graduation year) list, I found it really interesting how much I could really relate to the points that they made, and how true the facts were. In class, we also watched a video with some young kids from France, who were given old technological objects, such as a cassette player, an old telephone, or a Gameboy and they were completely clueless as to what it was or what it is used for. I thought that the video was really funny, but kind of sad at the same time because of how quickly we are advancing and changing. It got me thinking to when I have kids, what kind of technology will be available for them to use in schools? If today we have iPads, touch-screen computers, and 3D televisions, I can’t even imagine what kind of crazy technological things they will invent 20 years from now. It’s insane how far we have come and how much, as a world, we have accomplished in a few decades. As a young person, I feel really blessed to have all these new advancements that make life so much easier.