I believe schools should unlock the tool kit! I can actually relate to Antero Garcia when he says "Sooner or later someone is going to expect my students to be able to quickly and effortlessly post to a blog, add to a wiki, or collaborate via some sort of social-networking protocol. And once again, my school will have failed to prepare them for such a task." (see my last post)
If we want our students to be productive in our society, these are the tools they will need to be familiar with. If schools approach this the right way, with the correct monitoring, it can be hugely successful. we can help the future generation with digital citizenship and guide them safely, instead of throwing them to the wolves to learn it on their own.
This kind of reminds me of my Sexual Education Class. You want me to teach abstinence..... which is great, but not necessarily the trend already happening. Why cant I teach them how to protect themselves and be honest about the whole situation? This is why the teenage pregnancy rate in SC is so terrible. We do not prepare these kids with the necessary tools.
With the right vision, training, support and technology we can prepare the future generations correctly.
I agree. If we just taught them early on, I think it would be a lot better than hiding from the truth of it all! The internet is not bad. It is not a scary place. It is an amazing place! Let's be up front about it and teach the kids from a very young age so it is just normal for them. There are always rule breakers, but that is not the majority and they can be dealt with. I do see the similarity to your sex ed class. I wish things would change but there are a lot of people out there who would disagree with us!!
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