Although I've made a career in the IT world, I would never advocate for computers to be used in the classroom, other than classes specifically designed for learning computer languages, etc. It's been shown that the very act of hand-writing one's notes in class helps the brain to retain the information. You don't get the same reinforcement from typing on a keyboard.
They don't even teach spelling here in Canada anymore. Im 24 and I learned cursive, a single generation later they aren't even spelling words correctly because the computer knows how to. What the hell is school for if not to teach children these things? We've have had calculators for decades but we never stopped doing math with paper.
I had a whole class in high school "social studies" (the dumbass Canadian version of history class) about how great globalization is, I can only magine what those classes are like now. I knew it was bullshit even back then as a dumb 16 year old. Just the name "social studdies" sounds like some commie gobbledygook.
Wait a minute...they don’t teach cursive anymore!? What!? I’ll be homeschooling.
Nope, and most kids can't read it. It's become a "secret code."
That’s ridiculous. Wow.
Although I've made a career in the IT world, I would never advocate for computers to be used in the classroom, other than classes specifically designed for learning computer languages, etc. It's been shown that the very act of hand-writing one's notes in class helps the brain to retain the information. You don't get the same reinforcement from typing on a keyboard.
They don't even teach spelling here in Canada anymore. Im 24 and I learned cursive, a single generation later they aren't even spelling words correctly because the computer knows how to. What the hell is school for if not to teach children these things? We've have had calculators for decades but we never stopped doing math with paper.
I had a whole class in high school "social studies" (the dumbass Canadian version of history class) about how great globalization is, I can only magine what those classes are like now. I knew it was bullshit even back then as a dumb 16 year old. Just the name "social studdies" sounds like some commie gobbledygook.
went away many years ago.