I read the first two chapter of "The Dumbest Generation" and liked it better than I thought I would. It isn't exactly something I would pick up and read, but it entertained me. I found myself laughing because some of the things it said a typical 18 year old does, or questions they can't answer, applied to me.
Something that i found interesting was when he said on page 36, "Hence the middle class teenager may attend a decent high school and keep a B+ average, pack an iPod and a handheld, volunteer through his church, save for a car, and aim for college, and still may not know what the Soviet Union was or how to compute a percentage." I found this interesting because how is this technology's fault? If this teenager went to a decent high school, shouldn't the teachers have tought him/her that? And if that teachers did teach this student that, then it's the students fault for not paying attention, not technologys. A student should apply themselves correctly and not be tempted by distractions like texting, tweeting, or Facebook.
This is exactly correct, this isn't technologys fault. The students teachers should have taught them all of that stuff and the students should try and push themselves to learn it.
ReplyDeleteBut sometimes, kids have trouble learning stuff like history. They may learn it, but the remembering it part is what gets everyone. Most of the time students only remember the things that interest them. If they read or learn something they consider stupid or boring they are less likely to remember it, because they aren't exactly willing to learn and remember it. So, How is that technologys fault? I personally don't think it is!
I agree because as much a student gets involved with twitter and facebook, they could easily do the same to get involved with their studies. Its also the same concept...like at first when facebook and twitter first came out, we had to learn how to use them and figure out what they were and their purpose. Students could be very successful with their academics if they put the same amount of work in as they did with stuff they find entertaining. If they dont understand something in school, it should be their responsibility to learn and figure it out.
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