Kids Can't Compute -- And That's a Problem

This article is about how children are not as tech savvy as people think they are. It talks about how the writer, Mike Elgan, believes that his generation knows more about technology than most kids do. He believes this because in his generation, he had to know how to know the basics and the hard stuff about computers and memorize special functions and ways to do things, but now everything is simply ran and not confusing at all. Because kids know how to work an iPad does not mean that they are tech savvy, it just means that they can learn how to press buttons, according to Elgan. He believes that all students should be educated in the background of technology and how it works so that they will be more proficient in working in future jobs based in technology.

I find truth in this article because I think that technology spoils most children. I think that they learn how to use it at an earlier age than before because there are many educational apps and technology based learning tools than they used to have. But I also believe now that technology is becoming a crutch for students more than it used to be. Students don't have to remember as much information because if they come to a point where they need it, all they have to do is pull out their SmartPhone and Google whatever they need to find. I think that schools need to focus more on why technology works the way it does instead of just how to navigate through everything.