Crossman addresses the concept of holistic learning, recalling the first five years of a person’s life when interactivity is the major mode of learning. The entrance to school stops the holistic learning according to Crossman because the school system send the message of failure and lack of knowledge to entering Kindergartners because they cannot read and write and the school environment is based on text. Learning how to read has a novelty and suspense that eager students take on as a challenge. However, once the code is broken and students “know” how to read, they begin to fall behind because they are not confident in their skills. It is asserted that young people are rebelling against reading and writing. Professor Crossman states that the rebellion against test can be countered by offering three opportunities in the k-12 classroom. He suggests the use of nontext-driven ITs, voice recognition and all-sensory ITs to provide access to information. These opportunities will require the classroom teacher to adjust expectations to include the four cs: critical thinking, creative thinking, compspeak and calculators.
Crossman, W. (2012). From the three rs to the four cs: Radically redesigning K-12 education. The Futurist, 46(2), 48-52. Retrieved from http://ezproxy.msu.edu/login?url=http://search.proquest.com/docview/922948784?accountid=12598