Vocabulary Used to Sell Technology to Teachers and Parents
It’s the use of only technology in education without qualified teachers that is the concern. It’s “tech without teachers” and without public school buildings, a sense of community, student socializing, and the misuse of data collected on children that keep parents and teachers up at night!
The problem is that there is a concerted effort underway to transform public schools and put students on digital devices for all of their learning. This disruption will mean the end of public education and teaching. It will mean nonstop testing and data collection on children.
Tech companies must convince teachers and parents that technology is best. They do this with language. Below is a collection of words used to sell technology over teaching.
Students will learn on their own at home or in nonprofit or private facilities, or they will attend charters like Summit and Rocketship which are online schools.
There is no proof that students will learn best only with technology and no teachers.
This idea of “nothing but tech” is being sold to teachers and parents as the best way to Continue reading: Vocabulary Used to Sell Technology to Teachers and Parents
