Wow.
Has anyone read this book? This is one Kyra is considering for use in her class.
The author, Steven Johnson, posits that the "new" technology--video games, TV, internet--is itself getting smarter and is, in turn, making us smarter: The Sleeper Curve (after the Woody Allen movie). I am already convinced we are re-wiring our brains and evolving them into...something or other....but I'm not sure if that's good, bad, or indifferent.
But wow. What an interesting argument Johnson makes. Read this book!
I can't wait to read its opposite in The Dumbest Generation, the other one Kyra is looking at. Also, I am as of now looking for more of Johnson's books, and, happily, there are plenty.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Feed Me, Feed Me!!!
Sometimes when I'm working with a student and they are needing help in organizing their thoughts and getting them written down I notice that they are wanting me to feed them word for word what to write. In order to avoid "writing" for them, I just tell them that I'm going to let them get that aspect of their paper written and I will be back to check on them. This makes them do their own writing in their own words and I'm able to avoid the whole "feed me, feed me" problem that arises from the students lack of confidence in their own writing.
What do you do to avoid the "feed me" problem?
What do you do to avoid the "feed me" problem?
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