What if, indeed. After studying the matter, Ms. Davidson concluded, “Online blogs directed at peers exhibit fewer typographical and factual errors, less plagiarism, and generally better, more elegant and persuasive prose than classroom assignments by the same writers.”
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According to Ms. Davidson, students write better than they would by following the structure of a term paper. Instead of being stuck in the prison of MLA formatting, the freedom students are given in blogs allows them to communicate their thoughts more easily. Not only do students' thoughts travel more easily, but it is easier for them to share thoughts with one another. Students do not care about writing term papers. Students do not grow as writers or thinkers from writing term papers. Students grow as writers by sharing their opinions with one another. Allowing students to write about things that are relevant to them gives them more incentive to write. I believe implementing technology into lessons in the classroom will aid children in learning in the 21st century. The future of work will require to require technology that does not even exist yet, but we need to prepare children for it in the best possible way.
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Heffernan, Virginia. (2011, August 7). Education needs a digital-age upgrade. Retrieved from http://opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/07/education-needs-a-digital-age-upgrade/?hp
Mitch
ReplyDeletei couldnt agree with you more one the part where students do not care about writing term papers. if more teachers required more of a blog way to get reactions out of students about the subject being taught, there would be way better positive view on home work.
This quote also stood out to me. I agree that writing in an enjoyable way, instead of labeling it as a "term paper" or "assignment" helps students to write better and share their opinion on a topic. This would also help students to enjoy writing rather than stressing out over it.
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