Teaching High School students for only one year I could really relate to the video as well as some of the information in the readings. My first few weeks of teaching most of the faces looked just like the ones on the video but since i was new to teaching I just did what i thought worked. I took some of what the seasoned teachers offered to show me and put my spin on it. I learned a lot from my students so I agree that the Digital Immigrants are going to have to change their way of thinking to reach the students of today.
My pastor is a boomer and so am I, he always refers to each generation so he can reach them where they are. He talks about the Seniors and the Millennial generations often but i had never heard about the Net Generation, Digital Natives, Digital Immigrants,Generation Edge or Generation Me. After the reading I have a better understanding of not only students but youth and some adults as well.
Prensky said "Today's students are no longer the people our educational system was assigned to teach. A big discontinuity has taken place (Singularity) an event which changes things so fundamentally that there is absolutely no going back". Some children have spent their entire life with Digital technology so of course their way of thinking is totally different from that of the Digital immigrant. I agree that some of my students compared to the digital natives where they thrived on instant gratification and frequent rewards however I see nothing wrong with that and was willing to to comply as long as it was deserved.
One trait I did not notice in the video or the reading was how this generation has had to raise themselves and some have had to go as far as be the provider in the family. Children are not the same in a lot of ways, such as some are coming from a foster care environment where there was no parent at all, some from parents on drugs, some from abusive parents, very young parents, parents in jail, living in shelters and various other life styles. When children come to school they have a lot on their mind other than getting an education and teachers are going to have to be able to break through all those barriers in order to reach the child's brain to educate it. I enjoyed both the readings and the video, I found them to be very educational !
Hello everyone,
I am excited about what we will be learning in our class. I hope all your holidays very enjoyable as well as the time spent with family and friends. I am a married, christian mother of two adult sons, with four grandchildren which include a set of 7 yr old twins. I am very active in the church and enjoy horseback riding, bowling, traveling, GOOD food, spending time with family and friends. I am very adventurous and love a challenge.
I am from Chicago and moved to Michigan 3 yrs ago due to my husband taking a contract here as Director of security for charter schools. I had never taught before but always wanted to teach so the principal ask me would i teach a Plato class at a residential high school for girls . I fell in love with it however i never dreamed it was so much work for very little pay . Remember i had never been in the teaching environment before this and never knew it was so political. I had staff to sit in my class with the girls, along with camera’s and five different subject matters in one class.
I decided to return to school after many years and get my certification needed so that i could at least get paid for all these requirements. This was a difficult decision because i have over 25 yrs experience in healthcare and my income was almost 3 times what educators are making but i decided to spend my last few years working doing something i enjoy and that would make the world a better place so here i am. I am currently a employee of Dell and will continue there until i complete all my educational requirements.
I am enrolled in the Career and Technical Ed. Masters program which i intend to complete in the next five classes at which point i will continue to the Doctoral program. It is my desire to open a house for foster care girls who have no parents, have turned 18 and been discharged from their housing facility so they can have a safe place to live and continue college along with a full program to assist them in becoming successful, educated women.
Finally i look forward to interacting with each one of you and learning as much as i can.
Educationally Yours,
Andrea
I am excited about what we will be learning in our class. I hope all your holidays very enjoyable as well as the time spent with family and friends. I am a married, christian mother of two adult sons, with four grandchildren which include a set of 7 yr old twins. I am very active in the church and enjoy horseback riding, bowling, traveling, GOOD food, spending time with family and friends. I am very adventurous and love a challenge.
I am from Chicago and moved to Michigan 3 yrs ago due to my husband taking a contract here as Director of security for charter schools. I had never taught before but always wanted to teach so the principal ask me would i teach a Plato class at a residential high school for girls . I fell in love with it however i never dreamed it was so much work for very little pay . Remember i had never been in the teaching environment before this and never knew it was so political. I had staff to sit in my class with the girls, along with camera’s and five different subject matters in one class.
I decided to return to school after many years and get my certification needed so that i could at least get paid for all these requirements. This was a difficult decision because i have over 25 yrs experience in healthcare and my income was almost 3 times what educators are making but i decided to spend my last few years working doing something i enjoy and that would make the world a better place so here i am. I am currently a employee of Dell and will continue there until i complete all my educational requirements.
I am enrolled in the Career and Technical Ed. Masters program which i intend to complete in the next five classes at which point i will continue to the Doctoral program. It is my desire to open a house for foster care girls who have no parents, have turned 18 and been discharged from their housing facility so they can have a safe place to live and continue college along with a full program to assist them in becoming successful, educated women.
Finally i look forward to interacting with each one of you and learning as much as i can.
Educationally Yours,
Andrea