week 2 article post

I read the article, School Technology Struggles to make an Impact, by Andreas Schleicher, which assess the formation of technology within schools and how it actually can hurt the learning for students. Technology has helped our society make huge advancements in our world, but using in incorrectly can be detrimental and cause a negative impact in the long run.

From my experience, I was introduced to technology at a fairly young age, whether that was computers or iPods, but these devices didn't consume my life the way it does today. Nowadays, it seems that children are getting their first iPhone at an extremely young age and that age continues to decline. Yes, technology is efficient and promotes a more connected lifestyle, but the overuse of technology can make humans lose attributes learned through face-to-face human interaction. The article states that children are more likely to feel lonely at school if they spend an excessive amount of time using technology on their own time (Schleicher, 2015). I hear the concerns from many baby boomers that our upcoming generations lack the social interaction skills that they had when they were raised, which will lead to issues in the business road down the line. I personally witness these traits when I look around at a restaurant and see most of the families staring at their phones rather than enjoying each other's company. I believe there are many times and places for us to use technology, but we have to be careful not to let it consume our lives and affect our personal lives. 

Another issue found within the article is that there are now websites and databases whose primary purpose is to solve problems to a student's homework. All a student has to do is "copy and paste prefabricated answers to questions" (Schleicher, 2015), which leads to no progress in their learning capabilities. The student is at fault for cheating and refusing to learn the material, but the teacher also has a duty to deliver the material in a way for the students to comprehend and understand. There are many classes that I take at school in which the professors assign homework problems that are word-for-word from different websites. Students catch on and would rather not pay attention in class and copy and paste the question online and getting 100% on the assignment than paying attention to the teacher, comprehending the material, and finishing the homework on their own. 

I believe that it's important to do well on assignments, but I think it's more important that as an employee you have the capability to work through tasks on your own. From my experience as an intern, I realized that 90% of the things I do as an employee will be learned on the job. This proves that eventually I will have to apply the traits I learned from school, whether it's time management or problem-solving, in order to be a good employee, and the internet won't be able to help in that situation.