TNCT-12 Module 1: The 21st Century World PDF

LESSON 1 The 21st Century World  LESSON OBJECTIVES 1. Identify the 21st century world. 2. Discover the demands of the 21st century world. 3. Explain why and how an individual needs to prepare and cope in the 21st century world.  21ST CENTURY Janua...

LESSON 1 The 21st Century World  LESSON OBJECTIVES 1. Identify the 21st century world. 2. Discover the demands of the 21st century world. 3. Explain why and how an individual needs to prepare and cope in the 21st century world.  21ST CENTURY January 1, 2001 – December 31, 2100 What word comes to your mind when you hear the term “21st century”?  21ST CENTURY James Martin calls it as the “make or break century.”  21ST CENTURY He said, “Humanity’s demands on the planet are growing rapidly. If we are able to make the planet and civilization work, we face a magnificent future. If we fail, we could be headed for a new Dark Age.” Martin, 2014)  21ST CENTURY The Internet. Greene (2014) mentioned in his research that growing Internet access in the Philippines poses opportunities and challenges for many kinds of companies.  21ST CENTURY It has provided an “increasingly fertile channel connection with consumers, while entirely new markets are opening in a range of internet sectors, including online retail, gaming, photo sharing, cloud services, music, and more.”  Are these trends good or bad? How can one make use of this trend in promoting social good?  Are networks good or bad? How can one make use of social networks in promoting social good?  21ST CENTURY Another promising potential is leading learners to become learned and responsible citizens in the context of today’s global society. Having a clever awareness and sharp intelligence in identifying which needs much attention. SHREWD TRIAGE  In his blog, “James Martin: The meaning of the 21st century,” Dr. James Martin (2014) has following mega problems. According to him, these problems are multinational. All countries participate, to varying degrees, in causing most of the problems. None of these could be solved by one country, all countries should participate in addressing the problems.  Read the mega problems listed and figure out if these are really happening. Rate them according to the following range: 5 as most likely to happen and 1 as not likely to happen. 1. Global warming results in severe climate change. It will upset the basic control mechanisms of planet Earth. 1. Global warming results in severe climate change. It will upset the basic control mechanisms of planet Earth. 1. Global warming results in severe climate change. It will upset the basic control mechanisms of planet Earth. 2. Excessive population growth results in 8.9 billion people, with an overwhelming demand for consumer goods and carbon-based energy, more than what the Mother Earth can contain. 3. Water shortages. Farmers will not have the water essential for food growing. There will be chaos over water. 4. Destruction of life in the oceans. 4. Destruction of life in the oceans. 4. Destruction of life in the oceans. 5. Mass famine in ill-organized countries results in the high cost of grains which harms the third world. 5. Mass famine in ill-organized countries results in the high cost of grains which harms the third world. 6. The spread of desert soil is being eroded. Barren lands are spreading in areas that used to have good soil and grassland. 6. The spread of desert soil is being eroded. Barren lands are spreading in areas that used to have good soil and grassland. 7. Infectious pandemics could spread at unstoppable rates, as they have in the past, but now with the capability to kill a huge number of people. 8. Extreme poverty. Two to three billion people live in extreme poverty, with lack of sanitation. 8. Extreme poverty. Two to three billion people live in extreme poverty, with lack of sanitation. 9. Growth of shanty cities with extreme violence and poverty are growing in many parts of the world. 9. Growth of shanty cities with extreme violence and poverty are growing in many parts of the world. 9. Growth of shanty cities with extreme violence and poverty are growing in many parts of the world. 10. Unstoppable global migrations. 10. Unstoppable global migrations. 10. Unstoppable global migrations. 11. Weapons are becoming easier to build by extremists, political groups, or individuals. 11. Weapons are becoming easier to build by extremists, political groups, or individuals. 12. More suicide terrorisms and religious wars between religions. 12. More suicide terrorisms and religious wars between religions. 12. More suicide terrorisms and religious wars between religions. 13. Robotics are becoming more intelligent at electronic speed. 13. Robotics are becoming more intelligent at electronic speed. 14. War at vast forms that could end civilizations. 15. New Dark Age emerges famine, poverty, starvation, mass terrorism with nuclear/biological weapons, war, deliberate pandemics, and religious differences.