The Downfall of Education

"the future of education, as disrupted by tech..."

This statement couldn't be anymore true. Even the present way of educating children has been interrupted by the never ending upgrades and updates of the latest technological advances. What happened to the days where children walked over to a bookshelf and picked up a physical book to read? Instead they are too absorbed in the latest Snapchat filter or the new reaction button of Facebook. What happened to the days when students actually read the book for their book report instead of relying on SparkNotes to get a brief summary of a book that could have taught them a wonderful lesson.

My little sister said to me the other day, "I can't learn anything without technology. I'm never going to get what the teachers are teaching me with book reports and worksheets, I need technology." Students now have this mindset that they need technology to learn everything. What have we done? Why have we done this to the newer generations. We place students in front of screens instead of books. We rely on YouTube videos and PowerPoint presentations to teach them instead of physically writing the notes on the board.

Teachers should be interacting with the students and making sure they understand the content of the lesson being taught. Students should be reading books, taking physical notes, and asking questions instead of relying on their computers and Googling all the answers.