Thursday, August 26, 2010
I've got a headache...
English class at my high school was a joke, the teachers never made us cite our work or get sources. After reading the article, it is more of an insult to our generation than anything. I believe that our generation is much more advanced than this article makes us out to believe. We are used to being able to spend 5 minutes online and find what we need. As long as we take our time and not get side tracked with Facebook or checking our E-mail we are fine. I know we might be a little lazy at times, but I think that a lot of our elders underestimate what we can do. I think the future will prove to everyone just what our generation can do.
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English class before college was completely a joke! In high school my English classes were basically looking up definitions and grammar lessons. Which are important, but didn't focus much on writing papers. However, I don't think this article was an insult to our generation. More of saying we were kinda swept up by the hype of technology that was coming out while growing up. And instead of helping us in applying ourselves to finding information, it made us lazy to just find quick "solutions". But I do have to agree with you about our generation proving what we can do in the future.
ReplyDeleteDon't be too hard on your high school teachers--they may not have had the resources available to them and besides, not all students are headed to college.
ReplyDeleteAs far as generations being stereotyped, I always find it amusing that older generations are assumed to be technologically deficient. I've been using computers since the late 1970's, which is longer than most college students have been alive. So, for example, while it took me awhile to become proficient at texting and instant messaging, that's only because I had no real use for it when it first came out--none of my friends or associates were using those technologies. Once I had the need to learn, I learned. It's the same way for all of you with technologies that you have had no use for up to this point--you'll become proficient as you start needing them and using them.