You've got to love spell check right? Technological crutches prop up our failing English skills, influencing the daily lives of almost all of us to the point where we're reduced to the level of a crayon wielding 2 year old without them. Our phones guess what we're trying to write when we fat-fingeredly jab buttons and we're very quickly loosing the ability to use pen and paper. The future will bring new disorders like 'text-thumb'; the gnarled, twisted artritic condition that leaves those afflicted unable to wear gloves or cut cheese effectively (worrying indeed).
Q) Who will it affect most? A) Those at school or preparting to go to school right now. They've been imersed in technology, born with a mobile in their hand, and treating blogging, uploading content to the web and feral unless 'online' 24-7. Do they need to study English in the same way as their parents did? How can school adapt to prepare them for the outside world? Does it need to? Is a classroom the best place to prepare them?
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Hurrah! Every Monday will see us contribute to the masses of online clutter that torments and informs at the same time. The point of this? To share the latest in youth research, inform you about what we’re doing and hopefully give you some hints and tips for working with young people.
