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Double Journal Entry #1 -Digital Upgrade

QUOTE
     "When we criticize students for making digital videos instead of reading “Gravity’s Rainbow,” or squabbling on Politico.com instead of watching “The Candidate,” we are blinding ourselves to the world as it is. And then we’re punishing students for our blindness. Those hallowed artifacts — the Thomas Pynchon novel and the Michael Ritchie film — had a place in earlier social environments. While they may one day resurface as relevant, they are now chiefly of interest to cultural historians. But digital video and Web politics are intellectually robust and stimulating, profitable and even pleasurable."
     "Simply put, 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(Heffernan 2011)."


RESPONSE
I decided to chose these two quotes to show how our society is constantly changing. However, our education systems are not keeping up with the current technology needed for the future. Children of our day and age are constantly using the web to learn. Websites such as Nick Jr., Disney, and PBS have been grabbing the attention of children as young as 2 or 3 to learn virtually. Not only do they provide entertainment, but also learning experiences such as how to count, spell, and some even teach our children a second language. This technology will benefit the next generation of children. But, how are we supposed to live or work in the future with no experience of what is to come. I believe that if you are to work in a social environment such as a school you need to be trained in the technical field. If our students are not properly trained, we are preparing them for a world that does not exist. I mainly say this because technology almost runs the entire world. Technology is our future, without it we wouldn't have made it this far.


VIDEO
This video is showing how even some of our youngest children are benefiting from technology in schools.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOhb4n4ADbM


SOURCES

Heffernan, V. (2011). Education Needs a Digital-Age Upgrade. Retrieved Aug 26, 2012, from http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/education-needs-a-digital-age-upgrade/?hp

Minnetonka Schools (2009, August 6) Technology in Early Childhood Family Education Classrooms -YouTube. YouTube - Broadcast Yourself. . Retrieved August 26, 2012, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RO2B8PamY48&feature=autopl

The Future Of Work

     While watching this video, I was so surprised of the facts that were given. I cannot believe that only ten years ago there were no social networks and that only ten years before then we didn't even have the web! It makes me question as to where we would be today if we would have never received such things. The video also make me realize that there is so much to learn beyond college. I mean, the world is growing and changing everyday; and for some of us it is a struggle to even keep up! We need to learn more about technology and how it is effecting us. The future of work is flat, I completely agree. We barely live without computers, and without being properly educated we will not be able to move forward. Books aren't "bad", but a child would rather be learning visually. The children of our generation will run our future and I feel as though they must be educated properly.

     After watching the video on The Future Of Work, I thought back about how my educational experiences have prepared me for the future. I came to the conclusion that I am totally lost. We live in a world full of social networks, media, companies that only rely on the web and so much more, but I am not classified nor do I have the slightest idea about how to go about the future of work. Being 19, you would think I would know a little more about computers and networks and how things work over the web; but age has nothing to do with it. My father is 44 years old and can work websites better than me, create amazing things, get into a computer if necessary, and so many other skills. I believe we need better education in the technology fields. We need to better educate, and get children and middle school and high school kids interested in the future. They are the ones who will be providing the work and running this world.