Karl Fisch's Blog- my response

I have to say that I agree with Karl Fisch. He made, in my opinion, very good points about why it is not good to be technologically illiterate. In today's society, technology is thriving. The students that we have today have been accustomed to being around technology and because of that, so should the teachers. How does it make the teacher look if a student knows more technology than the teacher?

I like the comparison Fisch made about teachers admitting they were technologically illiterate would be like a teacher saying they could not read or write. Yes, it is extreme but our world IS changing whether people like it or not. Computers are in every school and students as young as elementary grades are being taught how to use them. Parents are teaching their children how to use computers at a very early age. I believe that it is extremely important for ALL teachers to become familiar with computers and technology today.

When Fisch talks about how other staff members ask him questions, he says that he "becomes depressed". In my opinion, I find this to be very negative. I can understand that it may agitate him that other staff members may not have the education in technology, however, atleast they are trying to learn. By asking questions that means they want to gain knowledge about technology. If I were in Fisch's position I would definitely have a much more positive outlook on the situation at hand.

Reading through the last few paragraphs of the blog, Fisch makes a good point about how illitearate people back in the day could get good jobs. Today, is very different. Businesses will not hire people unless they have atleast a high school diploma and in order to get a great paying job you must have atleast a B.A. In the future one can assume that technology is going to be prevalant in all jobs. When Fisch explained this, I completely understood why he is so passionate about technology. Our world is changing and Technology IS the future.