People are constantly saying that in order for students to be prepared for the future technology, they must master today's tools. I've not really seen that to be the case. That today's tools are ever easier to use (2-Year-Old Finds iPad Easy to Use [VIDEO]: Cute) can be helpful, but the fact that younger people can handle them with ease, does not, in my mind, make those people more ready for the future.
The future is full of people. Knowing how to use a phone, or computer, or television does not really require much skill. The make up time for young folks who have never handled something like an iPad is pretty short. So let's stop saying that students need "time with the tools" as if they couldn't learn it in a few weeks at any point. Clearly as that video of the two year old shows, it's not a hard device to learn to use.
I consistently read about managers who are looking for new employees who can think, solve problems, get along with co-workers, demonstrate soft skills with clients, and value work done at a high level. None of those things have been necessarily enhanced by products from 1 Infinite Loop, Cupertino, CA. Aesthetically pleasing as those products may be.
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