2. Category: Education
3. Level of Problem: National
4. A problem/issue that individuals/families face
5. This article is in regards to using tablets in our schools as a new way of teaching and learning for students. This is an issue because it is the beginning of technology taking over in our schools. Strictly sticking to one method or way of teaching through a tablet is going to have some major effects on the students and the way they are learning, as well as the teachers in the way they conduct their teaching during class time.
6. I think that using tablets as a new way of learning and teaching is not a good idea. In doing this, you are taking away the face to face personal connection shared between teacher and student in the classroom as well as outside the classroom. I find this to be a waste of money. I do not believe that we should be spending all this money on new gadgets and technological devices with the state that our economy is in. The fact that we still have children coming to class unfed and not mentally or physically ready to learn is the issue that we should be facing, not placing tablets on each of the desks. This is also going to take away the creativity of new and effective ways to get across to students and teach them in the classroom. Every student is going to be different when it comes to learning styles; having one teaching method such as the tablet is not going to be personalized for each and every student. This then worries me when it comes to the teacher side of things. What will it mean to be a teacher anymore? What is going to happen to the creativity in the classroom when it comes to teaching and expanding many different methods of getting across to these students? .I also think that in using these tablets in the classroom the focus on what is intended to be learned or the assignments students should be working on is going to be taken away by the fascination of the gadget itself.
Interesting take on the article. Usually, in the case of a school receiving new technology, it is always considered beneficial to the student to have those resources, but people do fail to remember the effects those resources may have of the administration. I myself had never thought of it that way until now, which is strange considering both of my parents are teachers in the public school system.
ReplyDeleteAlthough I find it beneficial for children to have that new technology accessible to them in schools to keep up with the times and rapid evolving technology, just because not all students have access to those resources in their homes. My mother, who teaches bilingual second graders has found the new technology helpful to her children in that sense, but like you said, maintains that one on one relationship with her students because of their individual needs. I myself agree that it may be beneficial but at some point may replace that student/teacher discipline and learning relationship.