Friday, November 19, 2010

Why are we still teaching?

I'm sure I might catch a bad time about this post but I was asked this question by someone a few weeks ago. I have been pondering in my head of how to actually write this correctly so I don't sound like I'm against education, cause I'm not, it's my job. But I had a community member ask me why we are still teaching our students when they can find everything they will ever need to know on the internet. And in a way they are correct, but if we don't teach our kids how to spell or write, what good is Google. Because if when I do Googling I sometimes don't know to phrase the question I'm asking. So what happens when a student need to do some Googling? Who do they ask for help, a teacher. I mean yes it is a great tool but without the correct education of how to spell, write and read, what does doing some searching help. Yes, you can find all sorts of things on Google and YouTube on how to do certain math equations and doing some science projects. And I'm sure they even make a book, "Reading for Dummies". It seems like they have a "Dummies" book for everything. But if they can't read, then the book is useless. Right? That is my answer to why we are still teaching our kids. Although teaching is a lot different than how the teaching was when this person was in school. If fact teaching isn't just teaching anymore, it is more of a learning experience for teachers. Teachers how to be taught how to change their skills as technology changes. So for those of you who ever thought teaching was a easy job because you get three months off, you're wrong. I see why they get them months off, cause I would like them off sometimes. Anyway, that is why we are still teaching students in school and not on Google.