Chapter 2

In chapter 2 the argument of the technology enthusiasts is that the traditional school systems are not working to our full advantage. They argue that is it actually the opposite, and is in fact to our disadvantage because it essentially instills a dislike for school with in the children of today. It turns them away from wanting to learn. After reading this article I believe that I do not entirely agree with the enthusiasts. I consider that children in no matter the circumstance will always find something to not like about learning. The bottom line is, learning, doing math, and reading, is not playing out side. It’s not playing Barbies or video games. Children do not see it as fun and I believe that by making schools a “technology-rich workplace” will only disguise the school work temporarily. Eventually children will become spoiled with it and come across the same feeling of dislike towards school. Another argument that the enthusiasts hold is that children are not growing up in schools learning the technology skills that will be required of them as they enter the workforce in their futures. With this point I do agree. Children need to be prepared for their futures outside of school and technology holds a giant role in that future. Overall I feel that there is room for improvement in our schools use of technology. In the future when I have my own classroom, I intend to make sure each student has several chances to become familiar with the different types of technology in my classroom. I will encourage children to use the internet to research and discover, dictate their writing on Microsoft word, and even help to do simple things such as turn on the projector.