Nearly A Century Ago, Famed Educator John Dewey Said That If We Teach Today's Students As We Taught Yesterday's, We Rob Them Of Tomorrow. That Wisdom Resonates More Strongly Than Ever Today, And That Maxim Underlies This Insightful Look At The Present And Future Of Education In The Digital Age.as Darrell West Makes Clear, Today's Educational Institutions Must Reinvent Themselves To Engage Students Successfully And Provide Them With The Skills Needed To Compete In An Increasingly Global, Technological, And Online World. Otherwise The American Education System Will Continue To Fall Woefully Short In Its Mission To Prepare The Population To Survive And Thrive In A Rapidly Changing World.west Examines New Models Of Education Made Possible By Enhanced Information Technology, New Approaches That Will Make Public Education In The Post-industrial Age More Relevant, Efficient, And Ultimately More Productive.