Bauerlin makes strong, valid arguments that this is the dumbest generation, and I have to agree with him. This generation has the oppertunity to use all the technology that is available to acheive great, unknown things. Yet we use it for other, less glorious purposes.
There are no boundries put on the youth of today. When researching for a project online most students end up on facebook or a similar site to see what their friends are doing. When students are supposed to be learning in the classroom, most are texting. And instead of studying for exams, most students find themselves distracted by iPods or the television. In my opinion, if stronger boundries were made and enforced for this generation, big changes would occur. Including but not limited to the development of new technologies and a smarter and more focused generation.
If the this generation used the available technology for its intended purpose, less of these distractions would be a problem. Bauerlin said, "Digital natives, go to the Internet not to store knowledge in their minds, but to retrieve material and pass it along. The Internet is just a delivery system.'' This is true. If this generation gathered and retained information from the internet instead of simply searching for answers then forgetting them, there would be less of a gap between the generations.
The use and development of technology is increasing in the world today. There is really no stopping it. The way to make this a true benefit for the younger generations is to show them the importance of a definite seperation between the time for working and learning and the time for technological recreation.
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I agree that technology can often be a distraction. We need to learn how to balance getting work done with spending a few minutes on Facebook. I think that if we have a desire to succeed, we eventually will learn how to overcome this challenge. If we spend too much time texting, our grades may drop, and then we will realize that we have to restrain ourselves from using phones in school. It is up to our own discipline to determine how "dumb" we really are.
I completely agree that technology often serves as a huge distraction to the youth of today. I often find myself giving in to the distraction it presents. However, I don't think this makes our generation dumb. It just shows that we use technology for less useful purposes. Technology could be used for so many great things, as you said, but we don't open our minds to that possibility.
I agree! Technology could be something that gave us more information IF we used it properly. Students should definatly learn how to use technology the right way in school so that they can learn from it!
I personally disagree with many of your points. I do agree that their are many kids out their who use the internet to just find the answers. I don't feel it is unfair to assume that most kids end up on facebook. Many friends of mine as well as myself take a lot of pride in school work and always try to create the best final product. I agree the internet and ipods can be tempting, and can slow down even the most dedicated students, but overal I feel that work and projects are at its highest quality.
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