What will 2007 be like? (from 1987)

These are the results of an OMNI Opinion Poll, concerning predictions for the year 2007. The way survey participants responded are reflected in percentages. Pretty interesting to see what everyone was thinking was going to happen back in ‘87:

1. By 2007, every schoolchild will have his/her own computer, and that it will be as disposable as a pair of sneakers.

a. Computers will supplement human teachers in nearly every classroom, and software will replace textbooks as the primary source of teaching material. (41%)

b. Computers will eliminate the need for teachers, except in the role of guides and technicians. (8%)

c. Computer science will become a required course, like math or English. (40%)

d. Computers will occupy an optional role in public schools, predominantly being used on the secondary school level. (10%)

e. Computers will have no great bearing on the future of public education, except as specialized tools.

Click here to read the full survey results, taken back in 1987...