I totally agree. Having taught online for over 15 years, I saw, first-hand, the gradual movement toward the phenomena of which he speaks. Younger teachers, in the spirit of "being in with the tech crowd," developed curricula using social media as the main platform. Google today has complete classrooms and assorted "assistance" to cater to this, and it really took hold during the COVID-19 lock-downs. Now that the Administrations have seen the "cost savings," I can't see much changing for the better. I included one "futuristic short story" in my award-winning volume VALLEY OF THE DOGS, DARK STORIES. It's about an English professor who is admitting the first students who have had surgical AI implants. That's where I think we're headed, and it won't be a very pretty sight or experience, especially for the kids who can't "keep up" or are from the wrong socioeconomic class. I think the future will probably have 12-Step programs for tech addictions, but, as it is with booze, maybe 1 in 4 will ever be cured, as this addiction will be mainlined throughout our education establishment. Just my opinion. 😟
I totally agree. Having taught online for over 15 years, I saw, first-hand, the gradual movement toward the phenomena of which he speaks. Younger teachers, in the spirit of "being in with the tech crowd," developed curricula using social media as the main platform. Google today has complete classrooms and assorted "assistance" to cater to this, and it really took hold during the COVID-19 lock-downs. Now that the Administrations have seen the "cost savings," I can't see much changing for the better. I included one "futuristic short story" in my award-winning volume VALLEY OF THE DOGS, DARK STORIES. It's about an English professor who is admitting the first students who have had surgical AI implants. That's where I think we're headed, and it won't be a very pretty sight or experience, especially for the kids who can't "keep up" or are from the wrong socioeconomic class. I think the future will probably have 12-Step programs for tech addictions, but, as it is with booze, maybe 1 in 4 will ever be cured, as this addiction will be mainlined throughout our education establishment. Just my opinion. 😟