Buckster
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I see. And when did you become an expert on modern education techniques and the skills needed for the future of current generations of humans? What fields of study and degrees did you achieve in that pursuit? How did you determine that your child would not have acquired the skill to measure an appliance at some point without your guidance?What they actually "know". Means if you take away the electronics and go by what is actually in long term memory means they don't "know" a hell of a lot. And basic
balance. "Knowing" something is different. For instance, when my child was learning sq ft area and volume. I didnt just let them do the "teacher assignment" i handed them a tape measure and had them measure the household appliances. then i asked if i could move this to here, this to here, etc. The transition of b.s. knowledge into applied knowledge. That goes into long term memory. Looking something up on a ipad or on this laptop i am on right now doesn't really amount to squat. Neither will most of these tutorials they hand out on these ipads in schools. jmo. I think balance is necessary. As they become tech smart and actual functioning iq (you know, actual real knowledge) stupid.If I go find a dozen articles that "prove" the world is flat, will that convince you that it is?
Stop being lazy yourself and look around you at the real world that's filling up in every profession with tablet use, then tell me again why students shouldn't be learning to use them in school.