Harold,

I agree with you that there is a complete disconnect between what goes on in the classroom and what happens in the "real world." Teacher education programs certainly do not prepare new teachers for the reality of the information age - faculties of education are still focused on the industrial model of education.I've had several student teachers in my classroom in the last few years and I have found that I've had to undo what they have been taught so that they can function in the information age. Simply put, the teaching profession has to wake up and smell the coffee.