Today I watched another video. It was very similar to the previous video I watched, but rather then having teenagers talk about their interest in technology, it was adults.
I guess…I just don’t understand. I don’t understand why these adults (and so many others) are so eager to pursue technology.
Within this video, I heard the word “community” used an incredible amount of times. I looked up the definition of “community” and one of the definitions was, “a group of people with a common characteristic or interest living together within a larger society” (http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/community). Almost every definition I read, though, said something about living together, or being together. And this is exactly what I think of, when I think of a community. People BEING together. Developing relationships together. Working together. Is the Internet really going to give the same sort of community? Is it even going to give healthy relationships!?
One woman from the video said, “If I could re-model a classroom of today I am not sure it would be a bricks and mortar classroom.” That statement makes it sound like the classrooms of today are stuck in the “cave-man era.” It is almost like these people want to flee from everything they know to run to grass that appears greener on the other side (technology). Why can’t there be in between steps?
If anything, I did like what one woman said. “School is just one of the ways that they learn. But they also learn through their communities, at home, in museums, in libraries and of course…on line.” This, I believe is true. A variety of options will help students learn. Haven’t we all heard the phrase, “don’t put all your eggs in one basket?” Couldn’t this phrase apply to how many people are looking at technology?
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Nice summary Katie. I think we often do put all our eggs in one basket. Whether we are for or against technology should not matter, because overall we should really care about what is best for the students. And like you said, a mix of community, classroom, technology, family, books, hands on stuff, it's all necessary for students to learn to the best of their ability!
ReplyDeleteI love how you looked up the word community and compared it to what the video was saying. It made your blog really interesting to read and I thought you made a great point through it.
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