An appropriate 21st century utilizes modern technological advances but allows for free thinking and individualism. Schools throughout the nation should teach proper use of innovations and ideas. Intern, students will master these digital techniques and use them to make studying, learning, and organizing more efficient. I do agree partly with Nicholas Carr’s theory that Google could be a disadvantage to the learning environment in that our access to unlimited knowledge can limit knowledge itself. However, that is a problem I would strive to solve by regulating Internet usage for the students in the school system. Wide spread research is appropriate, but simply plugging in a problem to get an answer is certainly defeating the purpose of learning. It seems the biggest problem is that half of the population—the older half mind you—have not been studying the evolution of technology and therefore find it to be useless. Similar to Virginia Heffernan’s argument, “we must stop disparaging digital prowess” simply because the older population cannot process it”. As a society, we cannot ignore the fact that digital literacy will continue to exist in the future. So what use is it to shelter young students from these advantages if they are bound to utilize them in the near future? We are in a world of digital natives now and collaboration, as well as organization through the use of digital innovation is crucial in their development into successful citizens.
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