Shift Happens. Did You Know?

When I watched the U Tube video on Shift Happens, my first emotion was fear, and intimidation. As a parent, and future teacher, it scares me to know that our children are no longer socializing with one another, face to face, but rather communicating via text, e-mail, etc.... Our children/students are learning that the world is at their fingertips and they do not need to have self disipline, or patience. This generation is all about instant gradification. I think it is good to have all the information we do, within reach. It is convenient, it does save time, and it increases our knowledge. However, as a teacher I would like to teach critical thinking, problem solving, as well as impliment technology. It would be nice to have a happy medium. Technology is great, we all use it but socialization is crutial. Thank you, I have learned so much from this video.I plan to share it with my friends and family.