observations

After a few weeks of reading about the importance of using digital technologies in the modern classroom, I cannot help but think back on my observational experiences in High School English classes in the area and notice one commonality among all of them; it could have been 1999.  The students were all learning the same content that I was required to learn in high school.  There wasn't a lot of use of technology in the classes I sat in on, unless we count the teacher who let her students listen to the radio while free writing.  That alone would have made me crazy, becuase I'm so easily distracted, but I digress.  My point is that I am wondering how much of what we are learning in our undergraduate classes is actually able to be put into practice in our classrooms.   I love the idea of being able to make learning English fun for everyone, but I also wonder how much technology we will actually be able to fuse into our future classrooms.  As a mother and a future teacher, i am a firm believer in doing anything you can to make learning fun.   But I also think that there should be boundaries.  If teachers are always letting you use your cell phone or laptop, or letting you do your assignments on skeedoodle, or whatever, are you going to be able to adjust later in life when you are working and aren't given assignments that are going to be fun and easy for you?  I think it's something to consider.