Reflection/Disagree

Hey everyone!

I am sitting here pondering over a few things we discussed in class today and I can't help but feel a little confused.

We were obviously discussing how technology is becoming increasingly popular in classrooms and the "comfortable" ways of teaching and doing work are being terminated. Based on that thought I can't help but wonder:

- What happens to students that are tactile learners? Granted many students enjoy reading books online and from a screen, but what happens to those that need the book in their hands?

- What happens if there is an autistic student in the classroom and cannot actually function to use a computer?

- Will schools and books eventually disappear because classes can be taught online?

I disagree that there is nothing left in school's for students because nothing interests them. I have taken many courses in my life that do not interest me but they are mandatory and I still learned something from them. Yes we can all teach ourselves, but the only way we have even been capable of doing that is because from the beginning, someone had to show us how to. (Did i interpret that part of the discussion incorrectly?)

What I also found interesting was that we are emphasizing on how we are going to teach students to learn. Do we ourselves honestly know the correct ways to learn? Because personally, I struggled thoughout school and still tend to because I am not positive on how to teach myself. I have tried kinestetic, tactile and auditory strategies but I am still not sure what time of learner I am.

Can anyone put the pieces of the puzzle together?