Mark Baurelein, author of "The Dumbest Generation: How the Digital Age Stupefies Young Americans and Jeopardizes Our Future", gives a strong viewpoint on how currently America subjects themselves to luxuries such as Internet, MP3 Players, and Video Games. These luxuries continuously deprive people, specifically students ranging from preschool to college, from books and other forms of knowledge. Books and Newspapers to the present human mind are out of date, yet they are the most reliable source of information. The Internet does not always supply legitimate information to provide a student plausible facts for history or current events. A perfect example is Wikipedia, which can be edited or rearranged by absolutely anyone. Recently, a students' bibliography for projects revolves around Wikipedia. Moderators keep watch of false information; however, they may catch the gimmick a bit too late. I personally believe teachers should be on the look out for sites such as these, and warn their students beforehand to not always believe what they discover on the Internet. The more teachers teach about technology itself, the better understanding students will have on what to trust and distrust.
It is astonishing what this country has come to in technology. The industrial boom has circullated the globe, from iPods to Navigational Systems that can speak to you fluently. Technology can teach a single generation that anything is possible, and admiring these genius inventors may create an even more luxurious lifestyle for that future generation.
It is extremely complicating to say if our generation is, in fact, the dumbest generation. Will our generation become lazy off of our own creations? Or will we strive to become better than our ancestors in inventions and luxuries? I believe that our generation's "IQ" depends on who is willing to stand up and take the future to a whole new perspective. The people who completely submit all energy to luxuries will perish. The people who work hard for their money, afford luxuries and appreciate what this amazing country has provided will survive. This world is based on survival of the fittest, and whoever takes that lead and takes care of themselves will make our future different for the better, or for the worst. Time will tell.
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In your blog, you mentioned the effects of wikipedia. I agree with you that it can give learners an unacurate view of the truth. If people our age are not taught how to properly use technology, we may become the dumbest generation.
you brought up some great points in your post. it is important to point out that if this generation were to become the dumbest generation, it would be of their own accord. we have such incredible tools at our disposal. it really is a flip of the coin how they will be used. i think it's important that we, as members of this generation, fight to illustrate that we are not indeed dumb.
ROFL, Lol, LMAO.
Jk. I am being serious now. I guess I have to agree with that one SERIOUS downside of the internet. There are no real moderators that crack down on all the info that plagues the web which is a serious problem that can never be solve with a pratical solution. But I also think there are a lot of credible sites as well that provide valid data. But telling the difference between the two is definitely is a hard task.
there was some really interesting stuff that you brought up that i didn't really even think of. People defiantly need to be aware of false information on the internet. Also if we use technology correctly we can learn so much, but people need use it the right way. If our generation didn't use technology correctly then we would be "dumb" compared to past generations, but if we use it the right way we can learn a lot of things that past generations could not because they did not have the resources that we have now.
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