Is learning specific information (facts: dates, names, locations, etc.) as important today for the “Google Generation” as it was before such information was so easily accessible?

Murray Wardrop explains one view of the matter: That, if education techniques evolve with technology, teachers should begin to teach creative and analytical thinking as opposed to facts. The hope is that a generation of students who are able to think effectively and also have access to the infinite source of knowledge that is the Internet will be able to better serve society.

Read the article: Learning by heart is ‘pointless for Google generation’

What do you think?