Prompt #2: Bloom's Taxonomy

Bloom's Taxonomy states that knowledge evolves through six different codependent levels defined as Knowledge, Comprehension, Application, Analysis, Synthesis, and Evaluation. This concept, which was the brainchild of Dr. Benjamin Bloom, has influenced teaching lessons for at least the past 50 years. I believe even in the 21st century, Bloom's Taxonomy has not become out-dated. The remarkable aspect of Bloom's teaching design is his different components; application, comprehension, evaluation, etc., were vague ideas but with a solid structure. This capability of being vague means the concept does not pigeonhole itself to a certain era of time. This same method was used when framing the U.S. Constitution. The language was vague and flexible, and therefore has had the capability to remain the law of the land since 1789. Compare this to state constitutions, which usually have a myriad of specific details imbedded in the text, and one will see the longevity of said constitutions are not as long as the U.S. Constitution (e.g. Illinois has had four constitutions since joining the Union).
Even with the incredible growth of technology, Bloom's ideas address the method of learning, not the tools to gain knowledge. Using the Internet gives students just another tool so that they can comprehend, apply, and evaluate. One of the only differences is they may be able to accomplish the steps at a much faster rate. Many have compared Bloom's Taxonomy to the Scientific Method, and I believe that to be an appropriate comparison. There again, technology has revolutionized both the science field and the education field, but they both can still be guided by a set of foundational rules.