A decade ago, Ronald Reagan said in a speech that he was looking forward to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the “Evil Empire.” Most people thought he was talking about 200 to 300 years from now. Today, we know that it took only a few years … When it ended, it ended in one big bang. That’s what I see happening in the arena of education.
Predictor: Perelman, Lewis J.
Prediction, in context:In a 1993 article for The Christian Science Monitor, Romolo Gondolfo interviews Lewis J. Perelman, senior researcher at the Discovery Insititute in Washington, D.C. Gondolofo quotes Perelman saying: ”One of today’s fundamental technological developments is the creation of intelligence built into our machines and networks … The possibility to ‘visualize’ information and to create virtual realities is of crucial importance. That’s what makes me believe that we are not going to face an information glut, but that we are instead entering into the Age of Knowledge …. A decade ago, Ronald Reagan said in a speech that he was looking forward to the fall of the Berlin Wall and the end of the ‘Evil Empire.’ Most people thought he was talking about 200 to 300 years from now. Today, we know that it took only a few years … When it ended, it ended in one big bang. That’s what I see happening in the arena of education.”
Date of prediction: September 1, 1993
Topic of prediction: Getting, Sharing Information
Subtopic: E-learning
Name of publication: Christian Science Monitor
Title, headline, chapter name: Will Technology Alter Traditional Teaching?
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
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