A lot of time has passed since the Athenian world of Socrates, Plato and Aristotle and the rise of ethics although in decline; the avid consumerism that has taken birth since the last few centuries is moulding into the new sculpt of Tech-bubble. The single word, depicting the whole of 21st century and life around it has been in rise since the industrial age and the publication of Darwin’s Origin of Species. As the facade of divinity and the lost of devotional spiritualism fall, so did the era of religion and church. Industrial revolution took place in western civilization and slowly it spread to the entire world through colonization.
The technologies they brought into the lesser developed countries more often were used against them in order to subjugate them such as, cannons and gun powder, railroad etc. So, understanding and developing the neo technological quotion became important to break the shackles of tyranny and suppression for the colonised people. Learning the technology and its means was more of a necessity than it was a luxury. Even in modern world and society, the developed countries have been clutching its fangs on lesser developed countries through their e-commerce, industrial empowerment and job outsourcing.
Importance of English Language in world:
As the technology spread throughout the world so did the English language and one cannot know one without knowing the other. As the birth of Computer and internet happened in the English speaking nations, English inevitably became the programming language. If anyone wants to pursue a career in public industries, or in a different country, or in the technological areas, one has to go through at least moderately good English speaking reading writing and speaking skills. All the articles and help desks abide by the rules of English grammar, all the global libraries and most of the books from where you can pick and choose a particular skill to develop are in English. Hence, the importance is undeniably dominant and indispensable.
Death of conservative teaching/ learning methods:
The rise of Internet also marked a new beginning of educational system. With the help of online courses, a student can enrol himself anytime, from anywhere and can educate himself. Google, you tube have been providing platforms for millions of teachers to spread their reach while at the same time millions of students are consuming those world class teachings. Channels like TED, Mind Field, Philosophy Tube are doing providing teachings on simple language and all thanks to the modern tech world, people across the globe can avail this knowledge in much cheaper a cost than before.
Traditional education and degrees are no longer necessary to crack a good job or to build a business since everything is dependent of face value and work expertise. Sometimes these lead to misguiding effects and that is why free background check becomes important before entangling yourself into any situation.
The information age has changed the domain of education entirely and online universities are taking place in virtual world. May be in a few hundred years or so everything will be a part of virtual reality and if it was not for the rise of technological world, the world peace would have never been possible.