Virtual Schooling

Since we started this Blog Track, I’ve written a fair amount about digital natives (see More On Digital Natives) for the most recent entry.  Most of what I have written about has focused upon whether or not there is such a thing as digital natives.  This past week I’ve read some entries posted by Ian Jukes at the The Committed Sardine Blog that have me asking a different question.  The entries that caught my attention were:

• Children Getting Wired Early for High Tech
• New Study: Multitasking Hinders Learning
• ADHD Or Advanced Creative Thinkers?

So, assuming that digital natives exist (and if you haven’t read the earlier stuff I think that they do) my new and I think more important question is:

Is the fact that our children today are hard wired differently today a good thing?

I ask because much of the thought behind being a digital native rests on this notion of constant passive attention.  Is this constant passive attention manifesting itself in negative ways, doin more harm to our children than good.

Tags: AECT 2006, AECT, virtual school, cyber school, high school, education

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