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Chris Wood wrote: It's going to be difficult for school systems to keep up with the way these kids are learning. Perhaps the iGeneration will show them how. Read this: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2010-02-10-igeneration10_CV_N.htm?csp=usat.me
John Long wrote: I'm pretty skeptical that digital technology in the classrooms leads to better educational outcomes -- especially after this disturbing "Frontline."
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/
IT Guy wrote: The digital age has caused a loss of analog thinking in teenagers today. (ask any teen to pick a standard socket size between an 1/8" and 1/4" and they are clue-less.) In fact, I know very few who even have spatial understanding of common mechanical objects which is essential for the technical trades. A loss which I think can be attributed to the type of thinking needed in the modern digital world. Combined with the total lack of homework and "thinking outside the classroom", I fear they are all going to grow up in a digital way (read bi-polar) with little follow-through and lack of innovation.
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Chris Wood wrote: It's going to be difficult for school systems to keep up with the way these kids are learning. Perhaps the iGeneration will show them how. Read this: http://www.usatoday.com/news/health/2010-02-10-igeneration10_CV_N.htm?csp=usat.me
Wednesday, February 10th 2010 at 10:19 am |John Long wrote: I'm pretty skeptical that digital technology in the classrooms leads to better educational outcomes -- especially after this disturbing "Frontline." http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/digitalnation/
Wednesday, February 10th 2010 at 12:12 pm |IT Guy wrote: The digital age has caused a loss of analog thinking in teenagers today. (ask any teen to pick a standard socket size between an 1/8" and 1/4" and they are clue-less.) In fact, I know very few who even have spatial understanding of common mechanical objects which is essential for the technical trades. A loss which I think can be attributed to the type of thinking needed in the modern digital world. Combined with the total lack of homework and "thinking outside the classroom", I fear they are all going to grow up in a digital way (read bi-polar) with little follow-through and lack of innovation.
Wednesday, February 17th 2010 at 11:41 am |