It's true--it's tough to predict the future. Of course, that doesn't mean we should be content to let the progression of technology sweep us up and take us where it may. A strong argument can be made, for example, that books, regardless of whether they can be rendered "obsolete" in a decade, deserve to be taught and protected and cherished. My friend Coby is more sympathetic to industry's and technology's whims than??I am. He has more confidence that it will do the "right" thing, largely, I think, because Coby is reticent to call one educational path "right" and another "wrong" (though he may disagree with??that assessment). Others, however, are less shy about ascribing judgements to change, recognizing it??isn't always positive, and??airing their concerns about the direction in which, say, education is heading.
On another note, Coby nails it here.