1. Project Runway
This blog gives all the details of the show, and gives you a glimpse of life behind the scenes. I love Project Runway, so it was really interesting to read about the show. On the blog, you can also click on any of the designers from this season or seasons past and it will connect you to their own personal blog. It tells you where they are now and what impact the show had on their life.
2. Photography
This blog is very helpful if you are interested in buying or learning about cameras. I am obsessed with photography so this blog was very interesting to me. It gives reviews and ratings on the cameras. It also has a discussion forum that you can post questions or comments to.
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Saturday, September 13, 2008
The Dumbest Generation?
Seriously, "the Dumbest Generation"? So when people started adapting to the use of the post office were they dumb because they did not know how to use the pony mail express? Or, when the typewriter came out was that generation "dumb" because they did not have to hand write? These are just a few examples of why we are not the dumbest generation. Both articles presented had valid points, but i can not fully endorse the label of the dumbest generation.
Mark Bauerlein, author of The Dumbest Generation, describes eight aspects in which the youth of today is proving to be "dumb". In actuality, our generation is moving the world further technologically, and teens today know so much about technology that it can really benefit us in our later life. In school, each class is structured for the students' benefit. We use a combination of computers and paper to complete work. Having the technology accessible is so beneficial. It allows us to create projects that, in a regular classroom, would never be able to be done. Teachers and adults today can not come to the realization that our generation is just as smart, we just learn in different ways. Bauerlein claims that we cannot spell, but does spelling make you smart? Furthermore, what is his definition of dumb?...books, spelling, age. The only way we can prove ourselves as a generation is to make the world a better place once we graduate. Each teenager will give their part to the world. Also, when our generation enters the workforce, we will bring ideas and programs that can better the company. We should never be called "the dumbest generation" again. It is belittling us and it is unruly.
There are several kinds of intelligences a person can have. Whether they be technological, environmental, or literate, they should all be equally respected. A big claim these days is the hours upon hours we spend on the computer. Although this may be true, there are millions of websites we can utilize to better our work. It is a luxury to be able to go online and find exactly what you need. I know that past generations were not given this luxury, but that does not give them the right to berate us. There will always be advancements in medicine and technology and the different generations will adapt to them rightfully so. The events and inventions of a generation is what makes them special and makes the world we live in diverse. Our parents were in the generation of televisions and typewriters. Our grandparents experienced the radio and the movies. So were they considered "dumb" to their older generations...I do not think so.
The future will always keep advancing, and the best way to live is to jump on the train and accept the changes. Adults need to see the big picture too. How come our generation is able to get into the same universities and colleges that they once did if we are "dumber"? Even though we have the technology at school does not mean that we do not still do things the old fashioned way. Twenty-first century classrooms are as new to us as they are to older generations. We have to learn new concepts that can prove very frustrating for us. The idea of one on one laptops at school is shocking to me. It is amazing how quickly we are able to advance. I wish adults can appreciate our generation for what its worth, and just let us show the world what we can do.
Mark Bauerlein, author of The Dumbest Generation, describes eight aspects in which the youth of today is proving to be "dumb". In actuality, our generation is moving the world further technologically, and teens today know so much about technology that it can really benefit us in our later life. In school, each class is structured for the students' benefit. We use a combination of computers and paper to complete work. Having the technology accessible is so beneficial. It allows us to create projects that, in a regular classroom, would never be able to be done. Teachers and adults today can not come to the realization that our generation is just as smart, we just learn in different ways. Bauerlein claims that we cannot spell, but does spelling make you smart? Furthermore, what is his definition of dumb?...books, spelling, age. The only way we can prove ourselves as a generation is to make the world a better place once we graduate. Each teenager will give their part to the world. Also, when our generation enters the workforce, we will bring ideas and programs that can better the company. We should never be called "the dumbest generation" again. It is belittling us and it is unruly.
There are several kinds of intelligences a person can have. Whether they be technological, environmental, or literate, they should all be equally respected. A big claim these days is the hours upon hours we spend on the computer. Although this may be true, there are millions of websites we can utilize to better our work. It is a luxury to be able to go online and find exactly what you need. I know that past generations were not given this luxury, but that does not give them the right to berate us. There will always be advancements in medicine and technology and the different generations will adapt to them rightfully so. The events and inventions of a generation is what makes them special and makes the world we live in diverse. Our parents were in the generation of televisions and typewriters. Our grandparents experienced the radio and the movies. So were they considered "dumb" to their older generations...I do not think so.
The future will always keep advancing, and the best way to live is to jump on the train and accept the changes. Adults need to see the big picture too. How come our generation is able to get into the same universities and colleges that they once did if we are "dumber"? Even though we have the technology at school does not mean that we do not still do things the old fashioned way. Twenty-first century classrooms are as new to us as they are to older generations. We have to learn new concepts that can prove very frustrating for us. The idea of one on one laptops at school is shocking to me. It is amazing how quickly we are able to advance. I wish adults can appreciate our generation for what its worth, and just let us show the world what we can do.
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)