The concept of literacy and education has come a long way from the "Three R's" we were taught about when I was a child. From books and stories, we have morphed into a "Google Generation"; a digital world full of images and sounds that can be both confusing and intimidating.
Even more daunting is the concept of educating our children in this new age. In their article Connecting the Digital Dots Barbara Jones-Kavalier and Suzanne Flannigan speak to the challenges of an outmoded education system trying to "teach" students who can run circles around them, online and off. There is a definite mismatch in the linear thinkers produced by the book learning generation and the multi-directional approach that seems to be ingrained in the youth of the future. Those of us who are struggling to assimilate are in danger of being left behind or even run over by the little feet racing along the information super-highway.
Love the video, so to the point and direct. The new generation (including my 9 year old dauthter) can run circles around me when it comes to computers. It surprises me how the "Google generation" can instinctively get information a lot faster that the "Old generation".
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