Question: What is the relationship between Turkle and Wesch? Do you see them as allies or opponents in this discussion of new media and technology?
Answer: There are many similarities and differences between both of this impressive speakers. I feel as though it seems on the one hand that they seem to be opponents in the ideology of new media and technology but also speaking to the point that youths are changing and not in ways that we totally understand and our expectation have also been altered.
Turkle:
Wesch: The following section of the text from Wesch seemed to be completely what I not only see in the classroom but also the way that I feel as a teacher of Middle school students- "The signs of the significance problem extend beyond the classroom scenes captured in the video and permeate our everyday conversations in ways many of us do not recognize. Consider the often-heard lament, “some students are just not cut out for school.” The statement passes without question or even a hint of protest, yet think about what the statement says when we replace “school” with what school should be all about: “learning.” Some students are just not cut out for learning? Nobody would dare make the statement. Learning is the hallmark of humanity. We are all cut out for learning. It is what makes us human. If our students are “not cut out for school”, perhaps we have made the mold too narrow or inflexible, or more likely, just not meaningful enough to inspire a student to fit in. That’s the significance problem." This goes back to the fact that many students are not "build" the same meaning that they do not process and produce work in the same almost stagnant ways that education expects to occur.
I totally agree!! Youth are changing in ways that we don't understand and as educators we should try our best to adapt to our youth since they're all different and they're always evolving!! Kind of like technology!
ReplyDeleteLearning should be a life long enjoyable endeavor. When it is assumed that some students can not learn the right to learn is taken from them. It amazes me that adults seem to think differently of students. That they don't have the same need for support, differentiation and respect. For some reason the narrative was created that students are supposed to just do what is asked of them, the same way everyone else does it, instead of allowing for the differences that make us unique.
ReplyDeleteI agree students process information differently. I like how you set up your blog.
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