tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733559733127645128.post983310305776694469..comments2023-11-03T04:11:06.821-04:00Comments on The Hot Gates 480BC: Teachers Group Redefines Literacy - Again Pleistarchoshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11968310986316619625noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8733559733127645128.post-87981826613313944532013-08-15T16:00:07.461-04:002013-08-15T16:00:07.461-04:00Thanks for reflecting on my article about literacy...Thanks for reflecting on my article about literacy in the 21st century.<br /><br /> There were a lot of great comments on American Thinker; but a teacher in England, on another forum, sent what is perhaps the perfect, ultimately scary response:<br /><br />"I have had students who were seen as computer competent; they were able to use a search engine, produce an eye pleasing document, email it, turn it into a PDF or post it on a website. Yet when asked to read the content of their work, they were unable. In my opinion being able to 'cut and paste' does not make a student literate. More and more students are able to use technology to mask their reading difficulties, which results in more students being let down by the educational system." WL <br /><br />-------------------------<br /> <br /> So the kids "mask" their problems. And the school pretends that the masking is itself a sign of brilliance. I think this is a nightmare that nobody really anticipated.<br /><br />Thanks for your interest. Good luck with your own crusade.<br /><br />Bruce Price<br />Improve-Education.orgBruce Deitrick Pricehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02881671487606709421noreply@blogger.com