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- Avengers Blu-ray preorders listed, including massive 10-disc Marvel Cinematic Universe set
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
(Unverified)Nov 25th 2009 10:51AM
So this new technology allows students to ask questions, vote for topics to be covered in class, and critique their professor. As a teacher myself, I believe that all but the first of these uses subverts quality education.
It is the job of the professor to determine what should be taught in his/her class. Students have already "voted" for the topics that interest them by choosing the class from the course catalog. The whole point of being in college is to learn specialized material from those who are masters in their fields. How could an 18-year-old college student possibly have the breadth or depth of knowledge to presume to tell the instructor what should be covered in class?
Secondly, these same 18-year-old students do not have the knowledge, wisdom, or life experience to presume to critique the instructor. Few have lived on their own before. Most still have their parents paying their bills. These students are there to learn, not teach. Period. Hopefully, throughout their college experience, they will discover that it is possible to learn even from those instructors who are not young, sexy, dynamic, or technologically savvy.
To be sure, new technology opens up a wider range of choices in education. However, we should not permit the adoption and elevation of youth-driven technology to elevate callow, cocky, youthful ignorance as well.