Technology

The question is, "Given the realities of our modern age and the demands of our children's future, is it really ok to allow teachers to choose whether or not they incorporate modern technologies into their instruction?" My reply is that I do believe that is okay. I think that schools should be responsible for making sure that children are technologically literate, however, there should be a specific class that is accommodating them in this area. I think that teachers should not be forced to delve into an area in their own classroom in which they are uncomfortable. The best way for students to learn from a teacher is if the teacher is in a comfortable environment, as that is always the best way for the information the teacher has to be passed down to the pupils. Not that a teacher should just stand and lecture everyday, but if a teacher doesn't know how to give a multimedia presentation, making them do so is just going to bring chaos into the classroom as the teacher will be unable to understand and process a new way to disperse a lesson. So, while I think that schools should have a class in which they are teaching students technology (and they should have someone expressly trained in the teaching of technology), I do not think that teachers should be forced to have cutting edge technology in their classrooms if they are uncomfortable with it.