Philosophy


 * =//Mary S. Hall...............................................................//= || ===Philosophy...=== || ===Resume...=== || ===References...=== || ===Transcript...=== || ===Contact...=== || ===Home=== ||


 * =Students.......= || ===Students have changed!=== In the March 2007 issue of [|Technology and Learning, "Technology Literacy and the MySpace Generation"] Susan McLester cites a list of characteristics of 21st century students. Now labeled "digital natives," these students are characteristicly "multimedia oriented, web based, impatient, nonlinear, multitaskers, extremely social, have electronic friends, on information overload, risk takers, NEED technology, require constant engagement, global in their thinking, and striving for independence" to list a few. These are the students that must be prepared for a world that requires creative, problem-solvers rather than "workers." The focus of learning for these students is creating a new definition for the structure of the world that fits their image of themselves rather than learning a body of knowledge. The require that their learning be authentic, real-world.

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 * =Schools........= || ===Schools must change!=== It is the role of schools to provide learning experiences for all students to maximize learning of the skills required for a new multi-cultural society. ||