http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2009/01/090128092341.htm I found this link to interesting article called, Is Technology Producing a Decline in our Critical Thinking and Analysis. I especially like the part when it talks about the decline of people reading for pleasure now days. If you want me to elaborate more on the next article I find I will. I bookmarked the article to my diigo page as well and highlighted the one paragraph.
Probably should just add it here don't you think? Then have our opinions here as well. Then at the end post our final paragraph in the main discussion page?
I'm doing my go to as we speak then I will be available til 6pm. I have to work until 12:30am central time So I can finish anything when I get back. That's just in case I don't hear from anyone til 6pm. Megan if there is anything besides research you would like me to do please let me know. I will be posting again anything I find interesting after my go to training!
http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/26/tech/web/impact-technology-handwriting/index.html This article is very interesting and hit home for me personally. I currently do not have the best hand writing, let alone good cursive writing. I always hated writing in cursive in school and thought, what was the point? Now reading this article and it points out that there is a decline in some states to even require teachings of the cursive hand writing in public schools. I personally wish I could have kept up on my cursive skills because it does show professionalism and makes you a better hand writer. The article also points out, what if we lost electricity? We would have to write everything manually. This article also pointed out another article, "A Nation of Adults who Write like Children." http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/26/tech/web/impact-technology-handwriting/index.html It made a statement that said "If we stop teaching hand writing in second grade, we will have a generation of second grade hand writers." I feel like I get judged on my hand writing because it is poor, even though I know what I'm talking/writing about.
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2012/05/02/does-texting-hinder-social-skills/ This also hits home for me because I'm a person who likes to confront a problem head on. I like to talk things through and not text because I believe that it disconnects people. People aren't able to resolve conflicts today like adults because they are hiding behind these technologies. The article even states how romantic relationships are affected because a couple gets into an argument and it's all done by texting, what?? I've seen this as well and to me it looks childish. I can't say that I haven't had it out with someone over text but it was because they wouldn't pick up the phone and they would only text me. I had no choice but to get my feelings out through texting. You can take things so easily out of context when it comes to typing anything because you can't see how the person really feels. There's always a tone in someone's voice or the way they look at you while talking. The article also states how we are in our "alone" time. When it comes to technology, we can talk to people all the time and with that, we lose the attachment to some people. I have these articles saved in my diigo account with the highlighted areas. I wasn't sure exactly how you wanted everything posted.
http://www.squidoo.com/should-calculators-be-used-in-school-or-in-home-schooling-#module148560184 This article just had a couple points that were interesting to me. One is that when it comes to studying mathematics you need to have a good thought process going. Mathematics develops really good critical thinking skills. I understand that from personal experience. I was never good at math and I'm still not good at it. I just lose interest in it. I remember though trying to learn good problem solving and it was better to show my work and use my thought process instead of just having a calculator give me the answers right away. If I used a calculator I would have never fully understood the problem.
http://courses.cs.washington.edu/courses/cse490ab/01wi/490ab-papers/waylon-brunette.html Here is another article that explains how students have a dependency on calculators because they don't have that ability to solve problems on their own. Teachers are also just grading on the right answer and not the process it took the student to get the answer in the first place. I remember when I was in school if my work wasn't shown on the paper my teacher would think I copied the answer or something. Back then you were mostly graded on the work you showed to get the answer. So that just tells me, students are just suppose to remember the answers. I have a good memory but I know I can't remember everything. I would rather look at a math problem and know how the process goes to solve it. When I had to be tutored for math, there were certain ways that person helped me figure out problems and there were no calculators involved. I was able to ace my test after that!
This article is very interesting and hit home for me personally. I currently do not have the best hand writing, let alone good cursive writing. I always hated writing in cursive in school and thought, what was the point? Now reading this article and it points out that there is a decline in some states to even require teachings of the cursive hand writing in public schools. I personally wish I could have kept up on my cursive skills because it does show professionalism and makes you a better hand writer. The article also points out, what if we lost electricity? We would have to write everything manually. This article also pointed out another article, "A Nation of Adults who Write like Children." http://www.cnn.com/2013/07/26/tech/web/impact-technology-handwriting/index.html It made a statement that said "If we stop teaching hand writing in second grade, we will have a generation of second grade hand writers." I feel like I get judged on my hand writing because it is poor, even though I know what I'm talking/writing about.
This also hits home for me because I'm a person who likes to confront a problem head on. I like to talk things through and not text because I believe that it disconnects people. People aren't able to resolve conflicts today like adults because they are hiding behind these technologies. The article even states how romantic relationships are affected because a couple gets into an argument and it's all done by texting, what?? I've seen this as well and to me it looks childish. I can't say that I haven't had it out with someone over text but it was because they wouldn't pick up the phone and they would only text me. I had no choice but to get my feelings out through texting. You can take things so easily out of context when it comes to typing anything because you can't see how the person really feels. There's always a tone in someone's voice or the way they look at you while talking. The article also states how we are in our "alone" time. When it comes to technology, we can talk to people all the time and with that, we lose the attachment to some people. I have these articles saved in my diigo account with the highlighted areas. I wasn't sure exactly how you wanted everything posted.
This article just had a couple points that were interesting to me. One is that when it comes to studying mathematics you need to have a good thought process going. Mathematics develops really good critical thinking skills. I understand that from personal experience. I was never good at math and I'm still not good at it. I just lose interest in it. I remember though trying to learn good problem solving and it was better to show my work and use my thought process instead of just having a calculator give me the answers right away. If I used a calculator I would have never fully understood the problem.
Here is another article that explains how students have a dependency on calculators because they don't have that ability to solve problems on their own. Teachers are also just grading on the right answer and not the process it took the student to get the answer in the first place. I remember when I was in school if my work wasn't shown on the paper my teacher would think I copied the answer or something. Back then you were mostly graded on the work you showed to get the answer. So that just tells me, students are just suppose to remember the answers. I have a good memory but I know I can't remember everything. I would rather look at a math problem and know how the process goes to solve it. When I had to be tutored for math, there were certain ways that person helped me figure out problems and there were no calculators involved. I was able to ace my test after that!