21st Century Digital Learner

In the article 21^st Century Digital Learner, while I do agree and think that it is important that the voices of students should be heard because there is without a doubt a technology gap; I don’t believe that kids should have a choice about how they are educated. The student's opinion is very important and valuable but "if you give them an inch they will take a yard". Kids have too many dislikes about school, if it were up to them there would be no homework. Students are in school to be taught what to do and how to do it not the other way around (“the inmates should” not “run the asylum“). Marc stated in the article “Today’s kids hate being talked at. They hate when teaching is simply telling. They hate lectures and tune them out.” I find that amusing because if they hate so many things and think that their teacher is tough, I wonder what it would be like when they get their boss.

There are some teachers who have taught for years and have managed to capture their student's attention beyond expectations by other means other than the computer. Today, with technology in the classroom, dynamic educators can now have more ways to improve their presentation of material, engage students and provide relevant information.