I see parallels in Reigeluth and Joseph’s case for technology transformation. Are we grabbing technology and integrating into the classroom without a real analysis of how it will enhance our student’s learning? Do we impress ourselves and others with our ability to integrate YouTube in the classroom and post on Facebook and Twitter and boast about our files that demand gigabytes to support? The authors appear to support Postman’s justification of schools by advocating that fellow learners can be powerful agents of learning. The best way to learn is to teach your fellow students, or peer-assisted and collaborative learning. This teaching involves a social or emotional aptitude in understanding the other person, how they learn and do they understand what you are teaching them, particularly in the K-12 community. The authors seem to address Postman’s doubts by encouraging a transformation with the potential to tremendously improve our schools.
Michael Horn wrote in 2011 that to out-educate we must out-innovate. Fortunately, he proposes we are well on our way in this transformation. He outlines the growth in online learning is occurring in blended-learning environments, in which students learn online in an adult-supervised environment. I think the trend will continue and agree with Reigeluth and Joseph that transformation is the key to improving our educational system. 
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