TIMELINE OF HISTORY1900-PRESENT

Monica Y. Brownlee

STRAND 1TOFFLER’S THREE WAVES

STRAND 1- TOFFLER’S THREE WAVES

2000 AD -1650 BCAGRICULTURAL AGE

• People were tied to the land and depended on successful crops.

• Extended families lived in close proximity.• The academic calendar revolved around the time of

harvest.

• Agricultural systems were replaced by factories.• Families were no longer living closely. Many people left

the farms for factory jobs in the city.• The birth of the nuclear family.• Harvest time continued to dictate the academic calendar.

1650 -1950 BCINDUSTRIAL AGE

1950 -2000 BCINFORMATION AGE

• Focus on information and knowledge• More single parent homes, childless homes, and blended

families.• Advances in technology enabled more collaboration in the

work place, flex hours, and telecommuting.• Personal computers and the Internet opened a line of

communication across borders.• The academic calendar is becoming more flexible with

year round and virtual schools.

THE FOURTH WAVE2000 BC – PRESENT

REFERENCESToffler, A. 1980. The third wave. New York, NY. Random House.

Laureate Education, Inc. (Producer). (2011) Toffler’s wave theory. [vodcast]. Retrived from http://sylvan.live.ecollege.com/ec/crs/default.learn?CourseID=6200905&Survey=1&47=11255720&ClientNodeID=984645&coursenav=1&bhcp=1.