- What trend captivates your attention? Why?
- What is the relevancy the trend have to your practice?
Having steamed my way through the readings I wandered back to see just what parts of the
NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE COUNCIL-GLOBAL TRENDS: PARADOX OF PROGRESS article struck a chord.
Parts of the future paradox are very bleak and I had to remind myself that “positivity” is a useful tool that should be engineered for students.
I think in education there is also a need to develop a moral sense of trust in relationships, the ability to judge correctly for social justice and the ability to accurately discern and look for subtexts in people,organisations and governments.Obviously I have had a utopian pill today!
The following are taken as excepts and I have underlined keywords and added in for some quotes the (bracket) as my reflection on relevancy of practice.
“Thinking creatively about the future is often difficult because of the tendency for the recent past and current events to prejudice assessments.Developing alternative scenarios helps to challenge unstated assumptions about the future, revealing new possibilities and choices that are otherwise difficult to discern.(there’s that discerning again)
“Improving economic growth will continue to depend on new technologies, local innovation and entrepreneurship.”( develop a hands off approach to some sessions and see what the students create,visit and look at the local workplaces for new skillsets to share)
“The slowing of globalization and trade is sparking a new generation of experimentation, innovation, and entrepreneurship at local levels. The increasing costs of food imports as countries have imposed carbon taxes have also spurred local agriculture production.” ( support the growing for Hauora)
“While critical state functions such as foreign policy, military operations, and homeland defense remained the province of national governments, local populations increasingly relied on local authorities, social movements, or religious organizations to provide a growing array of education, financial, commercial, legal, and security services.”( What do my peers support ?? Engage and see)
“People increasingly defined their relationships and identities through evolving and interconnected groups outside of national government channels. Information and communication technologies are now key to defining relationships and identities based on shared ideas, ideologies, employment, and histories, rather than nationality.”
“States, city and civic leaders, and commercial and civil society organizations now routinely participate in regional and interregional processes and issue-based networks to create alternative venues for driving positive change.”
“The creation of media and technology organizations that provide objective reporting and support transparent fact-checking would be a step toward building a foundation for enhanced trust in government and institutions. Coupled with education on critical thinking skills, increased transparent communication could reduce fear and broaden citizens’ understanding of different perspectives.”
National Intelligence Council. (2017). Global trends: The Paradox of Progress. National Intelligence Council: US. Retrieved from https://www.dni.gov/files/images/globalTrends/documents/GT-Main-Report.pdf
