Created2Teach

I love technology, but I'm not sure it's always the answer.
As educators we have the responsibility of building resourceful learners, but as a nation we fall short. It is sad that we've known the answer for so long, and have yet to put it into practice.

Smaller classroom size is a key component of success. I know that teachers NOT technology is imperative to our survival. Educators teach children more than facts...they instill a love of learning, a place where all ideas are valued, and the safety to become who they are regardless of family expectations. We are guides.

Watching technology infiltrate the classroom...sometimes dehumanizes learning. Why commit a word or fact to memory when you can look it up ? I wonder if storing everything on a computer will challenge our ability to carry on conversations. There seems to be a decline in the ability to convey ones thoughts or feelings...we are becoming dependent on keyboards to communicate.

And that's the trifecta...we are desperate to communicate so we stand in lines for hours to attain the new iPhone...so we can sit in restaurants with our families... texting to whomever. A vicious cycle indeed.

Honestly by the time I teach my students all the latest and greatest programs/apps they will be obsolete. Teaching them how to talk to each other, brainstorm ideas...wild ideas...things only children will dream of...that could be tomorrows great novel or medical cure...this is timeless.

Our classrooms need 1/2 of the technology they have and also 1/2 of the class size. We are always compared to other countries who have higher test scores, one language, and smaller classes. How can we bridge the gap? Some of our greatest minds were not born with a cell phone in one hand and a Macbook in the other. It is this writer's opinion, and certainly not revolutionary, that we need more educators. Being dependent on our pc will certainly undermine our world, and the ability to truly problem solve.