It would seem that technology and culture both make the present a good time to be young. The digital tools that are reshaping our economy make more sense to young "digital natives" than to members of older generation, an imbalance of abilities that tips the economic and political scales in favor of young ...
corner.nationalreview.com
, The Dumbest Generation . Obviously, it's going to be controversial - already sparking debate on The Corner. David Robinson's
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anchorrising.com
8. Because they're young. In his review of Bauerlein's book, David Robinson writes. Adults are so busy imagining the ways that technology can improve classroom learning or improve the public debate that they've blinded themselves to the collective dumbing down that is actually taking place. The kids are using their technological advantage to immerse themselves in a trivial, solipsistic, distracting online world at the expense of more enriching activities â" like opening a book or writing complete sentences.
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mineironheart.blogspot.com
Here's the whole thing .
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henryinstitute.org
David Robinson of The Wall Street Journal reviews today a new book entitled, The Dumbest Generation , about the dumbing down of America's youth through modern technology and Internet sites such as YouTube and MySpace. From the review of the book: "The kids are using their technological advantage to immerse themselves in a trivial, solipsistic, distracting online world at the expense of more enriching activities-like opening a book or writing complete sentences." (RES)
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Well, this won't be controversial:
To Mark Bauerlein, a professor of English at Emory University, the present is a good time to be young only if you don't mind a tendency toward empty-headedness. In "The Dumbest Generation," he argues that cultural and technological forces, far from opening up an exciting new world of learning and thinking, have conspired to create a level of public ignorance so high as to threaten our democracy.
Adults are so busy imagining the ways that technology can improve classroom learning or improve the public debate that they've blinded themselves to the collective dumbing down that is actually taking place.
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