Emily Lampa, Your Kids

Some analysts believe the Information Age is changing the workplace in the United States, because now that computers are able to process more complex information, accountants are now competing against tax preparation software -- and those making the software are often found overseas, which is cause for some education leaders to rethink what is being taught in schools.

"We need to capitalize on the creativity and entreprenuerialship that Americans have been known for, for many years," said Winton Goodrich, director of the Vermont School Board.

"You have to be able to do something that's hard to outsource, hard to automate, and delivers on the growing demand of an abundant society," said Daniel Pink, an author and public speaker.

Pink said for our children to be successful, there needs to be a shift from left-brain thinking, to right-brain thinking, and in our culture, a creative or inspired approach has been lucrative in business.

Take, for example, the appeal of the Apple iPod.

"All of those kind of cognitive abilities, to my mind, are fundamentally artistic sensibilities, and the abilities that are being put in place in work are not these 'bubble test' abilities," Pink said.

Pink admitted standardized testing was still important, but said he believed less emphasis should be placed on them.

The author spoke to thousands of educational leaders at a convention in Orlando, many of whom supported his ideas.

"Those right-brain activities are the things that not only get them interested, but that's what they learn," said Nick Caruso, of the Connecticut Boards of Education.

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