Thanks for sharing the URL. I listened to the show and I thought that Maggie Jackson sounded like she has a nuanced view. Technology is really changing our minds and it is important to notice what is happening. It does seem true that it is more difficult to focus on what is important because we are so busy. Computers have made it easier to do things, but they have not really saved us time, they have made us more busy. I would never go back and I love what I can do because of technology. I also think that it helps us to learn. Computers have changed literacy. The things talked about in To Understand and Mosaic of Thought are SO important and they need to be applied to use of technology also... and those teachers who do not use technology need to be aware of how it can be beneficial and also how it can be a distraction.
Janice On Jul 6, 2008, at 4:15 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Hi everyone, > I hope you are all enjoying this holiday weekend. > > This past Friday the Diane Rehm show on NPR had two guests who talked > about the demise of thinking in our schools. I found myself > reaching for > the phones when they started talking about teaching. I wanted to > scream, > "We are trying to do something about this. Have you read Mosaic of > Thought or To Understand?" > > Maggie Jackson, journalist, author of a new book titled, "Distracted: > The Erosion of Attention and the Coming Dark Age" (Prometheus Books) > > and > > Rick Shenkman, history professor, editor and founder of George Mason > University 's History News Network, investigative reporter and > author of > "Just How Stupid Are We? Facing the Truth About the American Voter" > (Basic Books) > > You can listen to it here: > http://wamu.org/programs/dr/ > > Joy/NC/4 > > How children learn is as important as what they learn: process > > > > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/ > mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > _______________________________________________ Mosaic mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive.
