Pupils 'will soon be able to download lessons directly into their brains'

 

 

 

By Daily Mail Reporter

Last updated at 5:22 PM on 30th May 2008

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Children will learn by downloading information directly into their brains within 30 years, the head of Britain's top private schools organisation predicted today.

Chris Parry, the new chief executive of the Independent Schools Council, said "Matrix-style" technology would render traditional lessons obsolete.

He told the Times Educational Supplement: "It's a very short route from wireless technology to actually getting the electrical connections in your brain to absorb that knowledge."

 

Pupils could seen have lessons, and even foreign languages, downloaded directly into their brains, just like in the Matrix

 

Mr Parry, a former Rear Admiral, spent three years determining the future strategic context for the military in a senior role at the Ministry of Defence.

He is now preparing the ISC's 1,300 private schools, which collectively teach half a million children, for a high-tech future.

He told the TES that the Keanu Reeves thriller may not look like science fiction in 30 years' time.

"Within 30 years, sitting down and learning something will be a thing of the past," Mr Parry said.

"I think people will be able to directly access, Matrix-style, all the vocabulary you need for a foreign language, leaving you just to clear up the grammar."

In the film, The Matrix, characters could have all manner of information, skills and languages downloaded directly into their brains in a matter of seconds.

The technology is a waste on some 'kids' and their descendants :dozey:

The technology is a waste on some 'kids' and their descendants :dozey:

 

And their forebears for that matter!!:rolleyes:

That is ridiculous. Learning is an active process and should remain that way. We're all different and learn in different ways and people should be able to study in any way they want. It also sieves out those who really want to learn from those who are there because they have to. Anyone can press a key and download anything, where is the challenge in that? Shesh, what a ridiculous idea. I hope it never materialises because that would be a disappointing and influence the following generations and their capabilities, some of which may not reach their full potential due to this standard way of learning. Press enter then shut down.

So not long before Star Trek's "Data" will really exist, then!!:stunned: