Whatever their limitations in terms of bureaucratic structure, most university instructors have much greater flexibility to respond to these challenges than the average public high school. Unfortunately, by the time we get to college, these gaps in experiences, skills, and resources will have already had a near lethal impact on those kids who are being left behind. It isn't just that we will need to have a head start program to get them the technical skills they need to deploy these technologies. It is going to be much harder to give them the sense of empowerment and entitlement needed to allow them to feel fully part of the online world. They are going to be much less likely to play and experiment with the new technologies because they will be afraid of failing and looking dumb in front of classmates who will have been using these tools for more than a decadestated by Henry Jenkins,
My Response: I Agree with Mr. Jenkins I went to a public school in Brooklyn and they did not allow us to view any sites of any fun, any browser with just word game in it would be blocked. We tried many proxy sites to get around the schools blocks. Every time we did get around it they would turn around a block our proxy sites. I tried to understand why the school was doing this because I was part of mouse squad so it would have to be us that block the sites for the school. I never really got it though I understand them blocking porn site but blocking all the other sites. I remember I had chosen to do a report on basketball, when I attempt to do the project in school because I pretty much procrastinated until the last minute and I try to do it before the class. When I typed in information on basketball they told tell me that site has been blocked. Although this was a school project they felt as though all I was only interested in the entertainment aspect. I actually failed because I procrastinated but I still blame the school as well because not everyone has access to a computer. We would either turn to school or the library and why should I have to pay when computers in the school are free with unlimited time. When I came to college I already had the knowledge of a computer because we have a desktop computer in my house I owned a laptop and so did my sister. Not everyone get this privilege having computers so yet again I feel if the schools are going to pay money to have these computers they might as well allow the kids to use them to the dullest by letting them get familiar to using the web, finding information on web, teach us certain applications and allowing us to use certain sites like Facebook and such because they keep us connected to other people which can help us learn how to network and stay connected to world that sometimes seem distant. I have witnessed some of my fellow freshman struggle with certain things on a computer such as typing how to use Microsoft word some of the most basic things that need to be known. It of course it is hard to teach them now because they are so worried about how everyone else around them is doing so they would be too embarrassed to ask for help or even acknowledge they have a problem. What can we do? We are the little people so we just tend to go with the flow rather than stating our voices
My Response: I Agree with Mr. Jenkins I went to a public school in Brooklyn and they did not allow us to view any sites of any fun, any browser with just word game in it would be blocked. We tried many proxy sites to get around the schools blocks. Every time we did get around it they would turn around a block our proxy sites. I tried to understand why the school was doing this because I was part of mouse squad so it would have to be us that block the sites for the school. I never really got it though I understand them blocking porn site but blocking all the other sites. I remember I had chosen to do a report on basketball, when I attempt to do the project in school because I pretty much procrastinated until the last minute and I try to do it before the class. When I typed in information on basketball they told tell me that site has been blocked. Although this was a school project they felt as though all I was only interested in the entertainment aspect. I actually failed because I procrastinated but I still blame the school as well because not everyone has access to a computer. We would either turn to school or the library and why should I have to pay when computers in the school are free with unlimited time. When I came to college I already had the knowledge of a computer because we have a desktop computer in my house I owned a laptop and so did my sister. Not everyone get this privilege having computers so yet again I feel if the schools are going to pay money to have these computers they might as well allow the kids to use them to the dullest by letting them get familiar to using the web, finding information on web, teach us certain applications and allowing us to use certain sites like Facebook and such because they keep us connected to other people which can help us learn how to network and stay connected to world that sometimes seem distant. I have witnessed some of my fellow freshman struggle with certain things on a computer such as typing how to use Microsoft word some of the most basic things that need to be known. It of course it is hard to teach them now because they are so worried about how everyone else around them is doing so they would be too embarrassed to ask for help or even acknowledge they have a problem. What can we do? We are the little people so we just tend to go with the flow rather than stating our voices
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I went to a public high school as well. I wasn't too fond of them blocking sites either. The only reason I can think of for them doing so is wanting us to stay focused on school by blocking anything associated with entertainment. As for not having any computer skills due to lack of experience, most schools with computers usually offer courses teaching you computer skills that range from basic to advanced skills.
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