What
an interesting contrast between these two articles. I must say that I
enjoyed more to read Postman article, even though I do not agree with
his general idea about new technologies. It was like reading a satire on
our education system and kept my interest throughout the article and
for some reason made me smile, well, maybe because I was imagining a
monkey hitting a computer with a bone while reading his article. I mean,
I do agree with the author when he says that the principal functions of school is to teach children how to behave in groups, and
the lack of human and moral values, but I’m not agree when he says that
school should not be about individualized learning. In this fact I
think that Reigeluth is right in my opinion; when he talks about
individualize learning. Each student is different, each student have
different background, interests and skills; therefore every student
learns at different rates. That’s why we need a personalized education,
where they meet the learning needs of each individual.
In Reigeluth’s article he points out the weakness of our education system, which is designed to sort the students and not learning-focused, one reason could be the lack of interest of the state to invest the money it takes to break standards. As Reigeluth says ‘our teaching method might not only shift from passive to active learning but also help develop initiative and responsibility in learners for their own learning’. While technology is not the solution for all the educational problems I think that this goal can be achieved through technology. Using methods like online education where learner can have the opportunity to own their education and they be responsible of their initiatives. Sadly it’s true that our Education System is time-based and not attainment-based.
Amusing, what is a problem for one of the authors, is the solution to the other ‘information’ According to Postman we don’t need all the information we are bombarded with today through various technological means, and not even know what to do with it, so it becomes an obstacle. While Reigeluth thinks that thanks to the large amount of information that can be handled through the technology, we can individualize learning.
I firmly believe that technology plays a key point to transform the education system, but I also believe that technology alone cannot solve educational problems. If educators do not know how to use it properly, so I’m agree when Reigeluth says ‘using technology to support what they are already doing is not a productive course of action when compared to using technology to transform their teaching to a paradigm that is attainment-based rather than time-based.’ In conclusion: we do need integrate technology into the schools and we do need integrate more human and moral values into the school.
In Reigeluth’s article he points out the weakness of our education system, which is designed to sort the students and not learning-focused, one reason could be the lack of interest of the state to invest the money it takes to break standards. As Reigeluth says ‘our teaching method might not only shift from passive to active learning but also help develop initiative and responsibility in learners for their own learning’. While technology is not the solution for all the educational problems I think that this goal can be achieved through technology. Using methods like online education where learner can have the opportunity to own their education and they be responsible of their initiatives. Sadly it’s true that our Education System is time-based and not attainment-based.
Amusing, what is a problem for one of the authors, is the solution to the other ‘information’ According to Postman we don’t need all the information we are bombarded with today through various technological means, and not even know what to do with it, so it becomes an obstacle. While Reigeluth thinks that thanks to the large amount of information that can be handled through the technology, we can individualize learning.
I firmly believe that technology plays a key point to transform the education system, but I also believe that technology alone cannot solve educational problems. If educators do not know how to use it properly, so I’m agree when Reigeluth says ‘using technology to support what they are already doing is not a productive course of action when compared to using technology to transform their teaching to a paradigm that is attainment-based rather than time-based.’ In conclusion: we do need integrate technology into the schools and we do need integrate more human and moral values into the school.
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