In this reading they talked a lot about several different things, some that I agree with and some that I don’t. One of the main things that I did not agree with is how the book talks about how by using technology students could have the ability to study lessons that are based on each child’s interests. At first I thought this was a really great idea, I am all about giving the kids choices and letting them learn what interests them, but as I started thinking about it I realized that I this maybe isn’t as good as I initially thought it was. How is letting our students decide what they want to learn a good thing? How will be able to make sure they are learning what they need to? I know if when I was in school and I had been able to choose what I learned about, I would never have learned all the things I did or use now. There were a lot of things back then that I did not like learning about and would not have done it without being forced to. Also there were things in school that I was almost certain I would never use once I was out of school, but now that I am older and in the “real world” I have realized how wrong I was and that the things I thought I would never use, I actually use quite often. That is why I believe that if we allow our students to choose what lessons they want to learn, what will happen if they choose not to do those things that they believe aren’t beneficial but actually are.
I do like the fact that technology gives educators more techniques for teaching material. Because the fact is, that not all students learn the same way and by teaching material in different or several ways, you have a better chance of more students actually learning the material. As a teacher I don’t plan to do all the things that is reading talked about, but I do plan to use technology to teach material in different ways so that I can better teach my students because I know that they don’t all learn in the same ways.
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