Futuristics IN K-12 CLASSROOMS.

The author discusses how media and the Internet shape children's visions of the future and how U.S. schools can help students learn to interpret information. He states that teachers can help by helping students to determine forecasts' worthiness, nurturing optimism, and improving awareness of job opportunities and expectations. He describes seven steps toward these goals, including establishing a Futures Committee, incorporating forecasting into the curriculum, and holding a "futures fair."