While the HL [hyper learning] revolution is inevitable and the HL industry is already developing today, its advance will be hampered and distorted by the massive waste of resources tied up in the academic empire … A business-as-usual policy will only continue to isolate the poor, minorities, and disadvantaged from the HL revolution, further aggravating the economic polarization of our society.
Predictor: Perelman, Lewis J.
Prediction, in context:In a 1994 article he wrote for Wired magazine, Lewis J. Perelman addresses the future of education in an age of digital networks in the form of an open letter to the nation’s information industry executives. He writes: ”While the HL [hyper learning] revolution is inevitable and the HL industry is already developing today, its advance will be hampered and distorted by the massive waste of resources tied up in the academic empire. In particular, the well-off will continue to afford access to HL tools at work and at home no matter what public policies we pursue. A business-as-usual policy will only continue to isolate the poor, minorities, and disadvantaged from the HL revolution, further aggravating the economic polarization of our society.”
Date of prediction: January 1, 1993
Topic of prediction: Controversial Issues
Subtopic: Digital Divide
Name of publication: Wired
Title, headline, chapter name: School’s Out: The Hyperlearning Revolution Will Replace Public Education
Quote Type: Direct quote
Page number or URL of document at time of study:
http://www.wired.com/wired/archive/1.01/hyperlearning_pr.html
This data was logged into the Elon/Pew Predictions Database by: Stotler, Larry