All students need to be connected to the rest of the world via WiFi and media for life skill purposes. Since most don't get this privilege at home, it is our duty as teachers to connect them during the school hours. Not only that, but they should specifically be educated on how to be connected and how to disconnect while in the classroom and throughout their everyday lives. The essentials state they need to have (1) a connected author, (2) a connected publisher, (3) a connected conversationalist, (4) a strategic disconnector, and (5) a curious, lifelong pursuer of ingenious solutions. Students should learn to be innovators instead of consumers.
There is truth to this article. It's important each child has equal opportunity to learn at max, and if that has to be in the classroom, we should take full advantage of the time with them. But a very important point was made that teaching them to connect is just as important as teaching them to disconnect. This is not something being taught anywhere- especially the home. Also, it is time we teach students to think outside the box rather than teaching them the importance of the box. Students are often not given enough credit to do so, and I think that is one of the biggest pitfalls of our current education system.
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