Sunday, November 21, 2010
R U Really Reading?
I think there are differences between traditionalistic and online literacy. I think to a certain point educators,as well as society, should embrace the new way kids are reading, but at the same time I do not thinkntradionalistic reading should be done away with. I might be being old fashioned, but so much of the world is changing as it is, and as test scores are showing, this is not a positive change. While online reading might be more cost efficient, I do not think it is a change that should be made right now. I personally am a very visual learner, so I think it would be a challenge for me to learn by reading a book online because I have to highlight things and make my own little side notes, which you can do on the computer but it just not the same. This is a hard topic to have a firm opinion on because there are so many high and low points to each type of reading, but I think for now educators should stick to the facts, which are showing that kids who do not read are not doing well on test.
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I agree. I like to be able to hold what I am reading and access it at anytime, anywhere. I also think that the lack of personal reading is definatly showing up in low test scores.
ReplyDeletei agree with both of you. the world is changing constantly in so many ways and that's one of the major changes.But as for digital, in some cases its not the best for our generation but that is everybody's interest.
ReplyDeleteSorry, I was suppose to post last night, but I posted so early during the week and everyone else posted later. --Mr. Huval
ReplyDeleteWell put, I do agree. Everyone knows that reading online is so much less cost for a school and oneself, put if the TAKS test reasoning about how the scores are declining miserably in the area due to the access of children reading online versus in class room.
Maybe it isnt the TAKS test they are worrying about, maybe it is the standerized testing in the own school, who knows these days.
It is early to make a clear judgement on the impact of the technology. Perhaps in another forty years?
ReplyDeleteCan you imagine what your children or grandchildren will be reading then? Or what they'll be reading? Or how they'll be reading it? Will we become even more of a visual, and less of a literary, culture?