That it what it leads to, but I think what it really indicates is the abandonment of schooling for baby-sitting. Reading and writing take mental discipline. Watching a video requires nothing. Not even thought. In my own opinion, most teachers should be fired...if not tarred and feathered. But of course this comes back to school boards and the failure of citizens (especially conservatives) to insist on educational performance.
I have thought about this trend myself.
A symptom of being less of a creator culture and instead a massive consumer culture.
That it what it leads to, but I think what it really indicates is the abandonment of schooling for baby-sitting. Reading and writing take mental discipline. Watching a video requires nothing. Not even thought. In my own opinion, most teachers should be fired...if not tarred and feathered. But of course this comes back to school boards and the failure of citizens (especially conservatives) to insist on educational performance.