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High-Tech Heretic-Finishing Section 1
May 4, 2008 | |
Multimedia Comics multimedia writers needn’t be experts so much as filters whose task is to absorb and compress great gobs of information into small, easily digestible on-screen chunks. Brevity and blandness. These are the elements of the next literary style.
This statement really hit home with me. I believe this book goes along with not only what can be wrong with computers, but really, what is going on in our society, as well. Everyone wants things quick with no real struggle for it. I am just as guilty as anyone else. Sometimes, I think it is priorities. I want things condensed so I have more time for what I want to do.
CRTs for Tots-Kindergarten student behind in keyboarding? I laughed outloud when I read this. That summarizes everything.
A Question of BalanceIs there balance anymore? I feel like not so much. It is obvious kids and adults alike are spending multiple hours online and in front of a tv. Where is the balance?
Calculating Against Calculators-Pre-algebra, once the mainstay of seventh and eighth graders, has become a common college class. I see this first hand everyday. I teach in 8th grade and if students don’t have a calculator, they can do simple addition and subtraction. I had a student in our top Pre-algebra class ask for some help on a math problem. I asked her what 10-4 was and she had to use her fingers and figure it out. I was astonished.
Education by E-mail-relationships As I am getting my Rank I through online classes, I have asked myself some of the questions brought up in this part of the book. Am I sacrificing personal relationships with instructors for an education?
Cyberschool- best part of book, so far. I love how these ideas come from people who have obviously never spend time in a real classroom. More power to them, if they think this will ever work.
