Past, Present, Future The Good, The Better, The Technologically Advanced!!

Agricultural Wave   Extended families tied to the land and dependent on the survival of crops.  Families traveled by walking or horse.  Communication consisted of talking face to face or word traveling with the Pony Express  Education was simple including few books, classes with a variety of age groups, and home schooling.

Industrial Wave   Family changed to nuclear units due to industrialization.  Families were separated to work in factories and towns.  Businesses went top down, bureaucracies were in place, and factories went up.  People continued to communicate face to face with the addition of landline telephones.  Educaiton saw the addition of film strips, video, TV, students grouped by age and grade, and books.

Informational Wave  1950-present  Single parent families/two working parents/latch key kids  Business has moved into a collaborative teamwork environment with flexible hours. Locations are varied.  Planes and automobiles are prevalent  Communication has taken a massive leap with the use of cellular phones, computers, and internet. Our youth is now digitalized.

Fourth Wave/ “The Unnamed”  A combination of the first three waves published by Alvin Toffler  Communication and Creativity is and will play an important role  Values, morals, and standards must be implemented  Biotechnologies have started and will continue to develop  All knowledge based facets are being influenced and will continue to be influenced and changed.  Is it possible that the human will actually become the computer instead of manipulating the machine?