למידה, אינטרנט ... ומה שביניהם

Sometimes I wonder if we're encouraging students to self-market rather than engage in meaningful interaction. Sometimes it seems that students are encouraged to post only their best work, ask only the best questions, avoid anything remotely offensive on their Twitter and keep their Facebook squeeky clean.

Adolescents need to experiment socially. Ever worked with teenagers? Their ups are way up and their downs are way down and they can be brutally honest in a way that adults often curb. They are figuring out relationships. They are engaged in friendships with training wheels.

Asking students to "be nice" might be great in managing liability, but it fails to reach them at their level and ultimately it fails in the purpose of education. If I want students to become honest, ethical critical thinkers, I'm not sure the model needs to be Mr. Rogers.

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