I was taught with textbooks and lectures and lots of homework, but I do not think this is the way that today's students should be taught. As I worked through these lessons, I found myself looking for a video that showed me how to do something, instead of downloading a pdf or instructions. I am a visual learner and I like to see what I click and what things will look like when I do. I think the greatest hurdle in changing the way we teach and interact is my generations attitude of " that is not the way we have always done things."
Time are changing. Our kids are digital natives. They have been immersed in technology their entire lives. They do not see things the way we do, they do not think the way we do. This technology and its affects on their lives have made them different. We have to accept that fact and accept that they are the future. The change has to be in the way we approach teaching and not how they approach learning.
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