Submitted by Chris ONeal (not verified) on January 23, 2008 - 03:42.
Hi Jen,
Those are good points, and I guess your thoughts are what prompted me to write this post. My fear is that if schools are NOT showing students how to use these tools in a productive way, then they'll do what you describe even more. I guess I think of it almost like a "we're not going to teach driver's ed, because there's a chance students might get behind the wheel and do something inappropriate, or get in a wreck." I guess, as a parent, I'd rather them be shown how to avoid the wrecks, and have an educated person show them the ropes along the way - what to do to avoid wrecks, what to do in dangerous situations, etc. That way they're using the tools that they're going to use anyway, but with some educational context so they'll learn good decision making, etc.
Hi Jen, Those are good
Submitted by Chris ONeal (not verified) on January 23, 2008 - 03:42.
Hi Jen,
Those are good points, and I guess your thoughts are what prompted me to write this post. My fear is that if schools are NOT showing students how to use these tools in a productive way, then they'll do what you describe even more. I guess I think of it almost like a "we're not going to teach driver's ed, because there's a chance students might get behind the wheel and do something inappropriate, or get in a wreck." I guess, as a parent, I'd rather them be shown how to avoid the wrecks, and have an educated person show them the ropes along the way - what to do to avoid wrecks, what to do in dangerous situations, etc. That way they're using the tools that they're going to use anyway, but with some educational context so they'll learn good decision making, etc.