[LM_NET] I have to share this book!

[Jacqueline Henry <JHenry@GANANDA.ORG>]

Excerpt from A Whole New Mind by Daniel Pink

"The last few decades have belonged to a certain kind of person with a
certain kind of mind -  computer programmers who could crank code,
lawyers who could craft contract, MBAs who could crunch numbers.  But
the keys to the kingdom are changing hands.  The future belongs to a
very different kind of person with a very different kind of mind -
creators and empathizers, pattern recognizers, and meaning makers. 
These people - artists, inventors, designers, storytellers, caregivers,
consolers, big picture thinkers, will now reap society's richest rewards
and share its greatest joys."

The book goes on to describe a world where abundance, outsourcing and
automation have either changed jobs dramatically or eliminated them
entirely.  If a job can be replaced by a computer or outsourced to Asia,
that job will no longer exist.  The advanced world needs to concentrate
on jobs that cannot be replaced - jobs that add beauty or meaning to
life.  

Pink goes on to talk about 6 "high-touch" aptitudes, which he refers to
as the "six senses" & includes some great activities that all of us can
use to develop these right-brained abilities:
Design, Story, Symphony, Empathy, Play, Meaning. 

Although the book is not specifically directed at educators, it makes a
great case for preparing our kids to excel in this new world. Many of
the activities can be used in a variety of subjects.  

Jacquie

"The Librarian, whose job is to heal ignorance, to keep life safe for
poetry and to put knowledge smack dab in the middle of the American
way."

From The Philadelphia Inquirer, 9-20-03
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Jacquie Henry, MLS
Ruben A. Cirillo High School (GHS)
Gananda Central School District
3195 Wiedrick Road
P.O. Box 609
Macedon, NY  14502
315-986-3521 x 3144
jhenry@gananda.org
http://www.gananda.org/library/mshslibrary/indexgcl.htm

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