It's interesting to visually imagine the classroom as a flat area now, rather than the "hilly" one where information flows down from the teacher to the students. I agree that the educational landscape has flattened. However, I see it is as much more circular and 3-dimensional than flat. With so much energy and information spinning around, we are all (students and teachers) being caught up in the web and spun around.
I understand the octopus metaphor,a and agree that we cannot cut off the types of interactions and technologies that students now take for granted. This only impairs the expanded educational opportunities that technology provides. When we cut off technology, we are cutting off the tools that students will be using in the future. As intimidating and unwieldy as technology may become, it is our duty as educators to teach students how to manage information. We should also encourage the creativity and inquiry that technology lends itself to so that our country can continue on a path of innovation and discovery.
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