My view on digital literacy

“Simply put, we can’t keep preparing students for a world that doesn’t exist. We can’t keep ignoring the formidable cognitive skills they’re developing on their own. And above all, we must stop disparaging digital prowess just because some of us over 40 don’t happen to possess it. An institutional grudge match with the young can sabotage an entire culture.”

                This quote explains my feelings exactly. I do not want to learn about something that has been used in earlier years and is not being used anymore. I want to learn how to work with different forms of technology that are being used now and potentially in the future. Some teachers don’t believe in working with computers or enhancing computer skills. I believe computer skills are going to be needed in over 50% of jobs in the future. Schools should want to give their students the best opportunity possible to be prepared for the future. Before they can do that they must look to see what skills are needed in the world today to make a prediction on what will be needed in the future. Some institutions want to teach the same things that were taught years and years ago. That is a problem because it only prepares students for the past. It should be a requirement if you teach certain classes you must have some sort of experience with technology. Everything is evolving in today’s world as we know it and students can’t afford to be stuck in the past. In the future, in order to be successful you will have to use technology in one way or another. Not only will it enhance ones learning abilities but it will also improve your everyday lives. We can’t change the fact that the world is evolving but we can take it upon ourselves to evolve with it. We can’t change the way the world works but we can change the way we live in it.