Digital Natives, Yet Strangers to the Web - The Atlantic - 2 views
-
Indeed, although many of today’s teens are immersed in social media, that doesn’t mean "that they inherently have the knowledge or skills to make the most of their online experiences," writes Danah Boyd in her 2014 book It’s Complicated: The Secret Lives of Networked Teens.
-
Loewy decided that this void could be eliminated with an honest, interdisciplinary high-school curriculum for the digital age—a program that would fundamentally shift how schools address kids’ virtual experiences.
-
"It is a view that reflects the fears of adults rather than the aspirations of youth."
- ...5 more annotations...