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started by mnhergenreder on 15 Jul 14
started by mnhergenreder on 15 Jul 14
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started by mnhergenreder on 15 Jul 14
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 shows how a firm lost money because the employees lack literacy skills and a portion of the company is dependent on spell checkers. Imagine how much more funds would have been lost. Some employees also had someone else check their work. I understand that this tool is available to help people but in this day and age we rely on technology too much. People are in such a trance because of technology especially gaming that they don't even read anymore, which also hinders our literacy skills.
This article shows a teacher's views and why the calculator should not be allowed in school for tests. I agree with this because it takes away from students memorizing basic math so they are able to show the work. It also indicates students in other countries are better and advanced because they prohibit the use of calculators.
This is a wonderful article with statics of how technology has caused a decrease in children reading books. Children are going online watching videos and even though they may be reading text it is quite different from reading a book. There are online books but children are not interested in reading or paying for online books. Most children are video gaming online as well which consumes there time. Teenagers are online shopping for other things clothes, make-up etc. Teenagers in this digital age are not utilizing technology properly and there needs to be balance set by parents in order for the statics in literacy skills to improve.
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!
Here is the first article that I found last night. This one talks about how there is an imbalance in education concerning technology. It concerns over how reading for fun has decreased among young people, and that there needs to be a blend of using different techniques both new and old. That some of the new technologies don't always allow imagination to thrive. It also says that just because a classroom has new technology it isn't a guarantee for learning.
This article is to support the article and my thoughts I added from NY TIMES yesterday.
Here is another article to support the article and statements on use of calculators with statistics and research study.
I found another article that I had recently found. It has to deal with the way that language is formed traditionally in schools, and with the use of social media having a part of it. It has to deal with the way that kids still need to learn in this traditional way in order to understand language. There is a part where it also talks about how to relate back to the past, which I feel is lacking in this age of digital technology. This article does have some important points to share for this topic.
http://www.ushmm.org/wlc/en/article.php?ModuleId=10007272
This is the first in a series of articles that will look at how the Internet and other technological and social forces are changing the way people read.
http://www.cnn.com/2013/04/16/tech/social-media/social-media-boston-fakes/
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/books/27reading.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0