This article by Marc Prensky brings a new perspective to the educational system. In the U.S. adults complain that our students are not taking their education seriously. “What you make of your education will decide nothing less than the future of this country,” said Obama in a recent address to students. But they rarely think of the fact that, they just do not have a reason to care about certain topics. As educators we are not showing them the relevance, and the need for the knowledge. We want our children to enjoy what they do, so how come we do not allow them to do that in school? If students can find something they are passionate about, do you think they would continue to fail? No, they will want to learn, it will become something that is more than a lecture to them. We need to include our student’s passions into the classroom, and this is easily done by making lessons applicable to real life.
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