Comments on: Student Shortcomings – Anything but Masters of Technology

By: Benjamin Baxter

January 25, 2008, 4:56 pm

The perception of tech savviness in youth is usually limited to the basic skills involved. Critical thinking is important to savviness, but it’s not part of the stereotype. Therefore, I don’t see a...

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January 26, 2008, 12:22 am

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By: Thomas

January 26, 2008, 7:54 am

Ben, Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment. I think that most educators would agree with your thought as they see the lack of critical thinking. However, my experience has been that adults...

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By: JP

September 15, 2008, 5:45 am

I think with regards to using technology/computers, experience plays a big role in learning and adapting. Ten years ago, the Internet and computers were less advanced and thus easier to pick up and...

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By: jeremy

September 15, 2008, 6:39 am

I’m not sure that the authors are identifying anything overly profound here. I think the idea that fails to be made and should be is that the lack of judgment/critical thinking/analytical skills is...

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By: Dave Ferguson

September 24, 2008, 4:34 am

Tom, an interesting insight. Your comments about the perceptions of adults hint at a kind of carnival of misperception mirrors: Except for those heavily tied into social software, it’s my hunch that...

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By: Though Net Generation Concerns Over-hyped, Integrating Technology the...

September 27, 2008, 4:11 pm

[...] hard research before deciding that fundamental changes in education are warranted. We also shared with readers the results of a major study from across the pond that totally contradicted the...

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By: Jeremy Lang

September 29, 2008, 9:11 pm

In order to determine whether today’s students are masters of technology we must first define what it means to master something. According to Merriam-Webster’s Online Dictionary, the term master...

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