Jennifer Kolb, opens up a discussion on teaching her students in the technological age after having seen the "Did you know" video. Her post is a method of reaching out to others, but it is a reply to her post that really caught my attention and that I wish to address. Fraxinus notes that teachers are holding back their students from advancing by attempting to teach them. This idea echoes the same theory of thought discussed in "The Dumbness of Crowds" in that individualism is restrained.
I was not so enthusiastic about the video itself; however, its theme is important. As the old idiom goes, "Get on the bus or get ran over." It is imperative that we as a society continue to push the boundaries of what we think we know. To quote the movie Men In Black, "1500 years ago everybody knew the earth was the center of the universe, 500 years ago everybody knew the earth was flat, and 15 minutes ago you knew that people we alone on this planet. Imagine what you'll know, tomorrow." All of that said, we must teach our youth while insuring we do not hinder their growth.
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