Dustin Anderson

     In quote number one, Dustin Anderson is saying that educators are not currently preparing their student for the world in an effective way. Anderson also expresses that part of the reason students are not being taught certain skills is because the teachers do not possess these skills to teach them. I take Anderson's side with his opinion. Our world is forever changing and advancing. In order for the children of today to be prepared for the world of tomorrow, they are going to need to develop these "cognitive skills" that they simply are not exposed to.

     When I was in elementary school, computers that can access the internet were something new and not so advanced. Internet usage for me then, was limited to collecting information and word processing. Today, however, a computer is hardly a computer at all without internet. In my high school English classes, majority of the assignments that were given were to be completed through Moodle. Even group work was assigned through Moodle and other internet sites.

     It is true that many instructors do not have the skills to be able to teach their students. In some cases, the teacher would probably like to teach certain things, but just does not have the room to add it into a lesson because of the school district's curriculum. Many "failing" school districts limit classroom instruction only to the areas covered on standardized tests. They do this so that the students will be more prepared for the tests and so that the school does not lose its funding from the state.