After reading this article it troubles me to say that technology is needed in our classrooms today. I have always believed that classes that prepare students for their future always were the most beneficial for students, but I never saw these as tech classes in my high school these consisted of metals shop and woodworking. This article makes it clear the the future of America is based on what happens with technology, therefore I agree with a lot of the topics covered in this article.
There is only one major part of this article that really bothers me. The section titled "Plugged in and Connected," although I understand all of his points it is troublesome to me to have students in school on there electronics more than they already are because they lose the importance and skills of face to face interaction. With a lack of face to face communication already in the United States I can see how this could be a bigger problem in the future.
There are some excellent points that are made in this article that have changed my way of thinking. First is the section, "The Boredom Crisis," I agree that we as educators can not treat all students the same and expect them all to enjoy the same topics. I also agree with letting the students have some say in what they learn because they know what they are interested in. These leads to the next part of the article that I really enjoyed "Where Kids Learn." This highlighted the point that students can achieve anything when they really put in the work but in order for them to put in the work they must enjoy what they are doing.
I believe that if we take what kids want to learn and guide them with strong and positive educators; technology will be a major help in the class room. Setting up a curriculum to better meet the needs of more students we will be able to prepare our students better for their future.
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