Prensky Text

The Prenksy text offers some great, valuable information for teachers. First, Prensky discusses what students want and what they do not want in the classroom. For example, students do not want to be lectured to. However, students do want to be respected, to be trusted, and to have their opinions valued and count. They want to follow their own interests and passions. Moreover they want to create using the tools of their time. Teachers must respect the past but live in the future. They should coach and guide their students through a path of success. Teachers can find what students are passionate about and use it to their teaching advantage; using the current tools of technology, if possible. As one of my group members said in our wiki,'"We are all teachers and learners". We should try and find our students passions, so not only we can find out more about them, but they can find out more about themselves. It is our job to learn what our students’ passions are and help them discover them for themselves. In the text, it offers tips on how we can gather, record, and use this information. In the beginning, it is very important for teachers to explain to students the role of the teacher in the class and the role of the student."' Out of all of the information discussed in Prenky's text, I feel that this is the most important. If students aren't interested or engaged in what they're learning then, they are not learning anything at all.