The video that our class watched discusses the contreversy of good and bad aspects of modern day technology. Created by Michael Wesch, this video is called, The Vision of Students Today. For some students, technology can be used for many acedemic purposes, but many use it for entertainment which might be the cause to all the problems shown in the video.
For me, it is hard to not be distracted by facebook, youtube, email, music websites, etc. while I am working on my studies. This is a common problem for students internationally. In the video it talked about things involving technology and other distractions that have big distracting impacts on the lives of many students. Some times, I take my education for granted. In the video, a boy held up his lap top and it said,"This laptop is worth more than some people make a year." That means that some people can't reach basic necessities for schooling and here I am writing this blog on a nice computer acting like it is no big deal.
The education aspect of the world has been largley industrialized over all the ages. This means that over time as technology and new teaching methods sprout everywhere, students are learning new things than past generations, learning how to take advantage of new technologies, and other things. But as all these monumental changes occur, it seems that normal fundemental learning is becoming more of a fun activity than a task that needs completion. The video adresses this problem.
Labor jobs,buisness jobs, active jobs, social development jobs, and an innumerable number of other kinds of jobs have direct connections to education. If the world keeps going on this advanced technology track, we might end up in a corrupt world of slakers who never really learned how to use their minds. As technology grows and levels of distractions in highschools and colleges grow, students will start thinking less about school and more about fun in school. Schools will become social scenes instead of a places to learn. If this modern day crises is not solved soon, who knows where the world will be in 20 yoars.
The video made these problems vivid and clear. Maybe we should take advantage of this knowledge and try to make a change today.
