Question: How does this Ted Talk make you think about your role with young people in an online environment?
Answer: This Ted Talk that I just listened to makes me think that however old the child is or where they are from their ability to adapt and learn is something that occurs no matter what. I am one to say that no matter the language or expectations students rise to the occasion and usually exceed the expectations in ways that are not always visible. - One thing this dwells in my mind is the fact that Mitra states that "could there one day be a time when knowledge is obsolete?" - this in fact seems to be coming at the speed of light and I am honestly scared that people, both adults and children will one day not know how to function nor understand how to live without the technology, ie living off the land, off grid and or how to function without TV, Phones, Computers ect.
Mithra went another direction than I was expecting when he said learning was obsolete. I thought of the movie Wall-E where the humans depicted in the film just sat in chairs, watched TV and ate. But it does make me wonder what would happen if some catastrophe occurred that made everything digital dark for some time. How would we respond?
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