"We can’t keep preparing students for a world that doesn’t exist. We can’t keep ignoring the formidable cognitive skills they’re developing on their own. And above all, we must stop disparaging digital prowess just because some of us over 40 don’t happen to possess it. An institutional grudge match with the young can sabotage an entire culture. " (Virginia Heffernan)
As our world advances, it has become necessary to prepare our students for a world run by technology. I really agree with this qoute because how are we as teachers going to teach students about this progressed future by ignoring technology today. Its has become absurd to think cell phones and ipads are disruptive in a classroom (which in some instances can be), when those forms of technology are going to be used in the futures to perform their jobs and daily tasks. We as teachers cannot ignore the fact that technology has become a necessary skill in the work environment.
Heffernan, Virginia. (2011). Education needs a digital upgrade. Opinionator
I agree with you on this. We have to realize that the children are learning in different ways other than books and chalk boards. They spend most of their time using digital technology. As future Educators, we must find ways to engage them and incorporate more of the digital learning into the classroom environment. Educators have to embrace the new wave of technologies and teach these to the future generation so they can be successful.
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