Falk Blog Post #2

      We live in a world that is basically run on digital technology, and there is no way to escape it.  High school teachers are starting to use computers more in class.  This is a slow transition because many teachers/deans are hesitant on the fact that students can become very distracted when dealing with computers.  College is very different on that aspect, in the fact that students basically use their laptops for virtually anything from writing notes all the way to ordering food sometimes.  I personally love using my computer to take notes or do homework and yes I do get distracted, but that’s the whole learning experience. 

     Nicholas Carr tries to argue his point on how the internet has made it so he can read in depth and find anything intriguing for a certain amount of time. I agree with him on how the internet is distracting, and how it has made it so people can find the answer to basically anything.  I feel like he is just trying to find something to blame for his own problem.  Internet does not make people less willing to read, that is based on the person’s own ability and will to read and learn. 

     High schools are starting to make changes to adapt into this “digital world” but they are still hesitant, so they are doing it gradually.  If I was in charge of how schools were run, I would have it so most high schools allow students to use laptops.  The distractions are something to worry about, but a student needs to learn how to deal with it by pass and fail before college.  It would help a student learn how to manage their time and figure out how to control the urge to get distracted when work has to be done.  Teachers should focus more on teaching kids at a young age to type, and keep re-enforcing it as they get older because then they’d be able to type correctly.  I personally do not like SOLs, because they are a waste of time and students don’t remember too much after the test is over with.  Teachers mainly teach what is going to be on the SOL, and it doesn’t prepare students for college at all.  They should be teaching the main classes of course, but it might be good to go at a different way.  I personally think teachers should allow students bring their laptops and work on them in class, because they would learn that if they get distracted then they wouldn’t do so well in the class.  It is all about the learning experience, because most students learn by messing up once or multiple times.  It is called live and learn, which is what life is really all about.