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Type in the content of your page here. Edutopia- "The 21st Century Digital Learner" by Mark Prensky I read and reread this article trying to gain an understanding of the authors point of view but gave up feeling perplexed. Mr. Prensky states that a major fault of today's schools and our education system is that students do not get to have any authority over their education either by content or method. I am baffled why any adult might think that children are the decision makers of the world. It would seem to me that Mr. Rensky needs to embed himself in a middle school for 6 months and see if he retains that opinion.

Students need structure, guidance, direction and a rigorous educational program. I found it interesting that Mr. Prensky's anectodal research stated that all students describe themselves as bored in school. In my experience people who complain that they are bored are simply boring themselves. These bored students need to self engage with their teachers and peers. Get involved and stop expecting to be entertained.