QUOTE:
"When we criticize students for making digital videos instead of reading "Gravity's Rainbow," or squabbling on Politico.com instead of watching "The Candidate," we are blinding ourselves to the world as it is. And then we're punishing students for our blindness."
- Education Needs a Digital Upgrade
"When we criticize students for making digital videos instead of reading "Gravity's Rainbow," or squabbling on Politico.com instead of watching "The Candidate," we are blinding ourselves to the world as it is. And then we're punishing students for our blindness."
- Education Needs a Digital Upgrade
RESPONSE:
I completely agree with this quote because the world as older generations know it is changing dramatically. Our technology has come a long way from where it used to be. Generations are becoming more and more technology based. Twentieth century textbooks just cannot compare to Mac books and iPads. Now that we have 21st century technology, we need to start teaching our future leaders how to use it. "According to Dr. Douglas Kellner at UCLA, this 21st century technological revolution will have a greater impact on society than the transition from an oral to a print culture." (1) Instead of continuing to teach students what is becoming less and less useful, educators need to prepare new generations for this day and age. In order to do that, teachers must first make themselves more comfortable with the technology around them; not continue their old ways.
I completely agree with this quote because the world as older generations know it is changing dramatically. Our technology has come a long way from where it used to be. Generations are becoming more and more technology based. Twentieth century textbooks just cannot compare to Mac books and iPads. Now that we have 21st century technology, we need to start teaching our future leaders how to use it. "According to Dr. Douglas Kellner at UCLA, this 21st century technological revolution will have a greater impact on society than the transition from an oral to a print culture." (1) Instead of continuing to teach students what is becoming less and less useful, educators need to prepare new generations for this day and age. In order to do that, teachers must first make themselves more comfortable with the technology around them; not continue their old ways.
SOURCES:
(1) "What is 21st Century Education." 21st Century Schools. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Aug. 2012. <http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/what_i
(2) GOODHEART, ADAM. "Education Needs a Digital-Age Upgrade
- NYTimes.com." Opinion - Opinionator - NYTimes.com. N.p., n.d. Web. 27
Aug. 2012. <http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/education-needs-a-digital-age-upgrade/?hp>.
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