Prompt #2

   Bloom's Taxonomy is an excellent fit for the modern classroom when you consider and use both the older version and the newer version of it. The two different forms are very similar, but they are just different enough that they can be used for different purposes. The older version that goes from knowledge to evaluation would be good when the goal is only to add to a student's basic knowledge base. The newer version that progresses from knowledge to creating would be better suited when the goal is take the new information and take it farther. To illustrate this point, we can look at two different groups of students covering the same material - science in this case.
   Any student should be able to have a basic grasp on the sciences if only to be able to have a reference base for the future. This means that the average student needs to have analyzed and synthesized the material before evaluating it and storing it away in memory (the older version). The student who wants to have a professional career in the sciences needs to be able to take that a step further and create with the knowledge they gain(the newer version). This is particularly true since the modern, digital classroom (and world) tends to grow in leaps in bounds when it comes to change. Overall, we see that Bloom's Taxonomy is still applicable and useful on average while the newer version of Bloom's Taxonomy is particularly helpful when preparing students for specialized or intensive learning.