We as teachers have spent so much of our time debating what our students should learn that we have constantly overlooked how they learn it. With information so readily available at the click of a mouse we need to shift our paradigm. I feel almost blasphemous saying, but I am starting to care less and less about what content knowledge my students have. Five years ago I probably would have told you that it was important to me that my students be able to accurately describe the parts of a cell. Today I am less concerned about that and more concerned about their ability to successfully find that information when they need it.

When I say that successfully find the information I mean they can not only find the information, but they can critically evaluate the source and compare it with other sources and their preexisting knowledge. If we can shift our focus to this type of education we can truly help our students stay competitive in an increasingly smaller global workforce.