|
Technology High
"We all have laptop computers instead of books. I email my homework to the teachers. Heck, the days of passing a secret note to a friend are over – I just send them a computer message."
By Bennett Gastin
Listen
to this Commentary!
 Youth Radio's Bennett Gastin explains why he thinks young people need a firm grasp of today's innovative technology. As a sophomore at a technical high school in Atlanta, Bennett says his school is so high-tech that no one even uses notebooks or paper anymore. Bennett counts his blessings for the opportunity to learn about computers, and other forms of technology, but thinks this type of education should be instituted as a part of curriculum for youth everywhere. (November 11 on WABE)
Technology is everywhere. So it's obvious to me that all schools should be upgraded to be high tech like mine. I go to Carver School of Technology in Atlanta and we use advanced technology for everything we do.
We don't even use paper. We all have laptop computers instead of books. I email my homework to the teachers. Heck, the days of passing a secret note to a friend are over – I just send them a computer message.
But I'm lucky. Many students these days are not only behind on learning the new skills needed in a high tech world...they are also missing out on things that just make life much easier. Many schools have old and out-of-date computers that can barely run the Internet. They still use chalk boards. And some still have those projectors that put images from laminated paper onto the board. To me this is unacceptable. It hinders students from learning the things in life they need to compete in the real world once they get out there.
When I see students my age who do not know how to use technology, it is frustrating. They should have learned these things much earlier than high school. Time is not going to move back or wait for them to catch up. Technology is going to keep pushing the envelope and the next generation needs to know how to use it. No exceptions.
- Youth Radio Atlanta is produced in cooperation with WABE and funded in part by The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation.
|
|
