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From Paper to Screens

Paper, pens and pencils are no longer in fashion for students. Screens, tablets and media are the big craze now. Before you know it, robots are going to take over our schools and districts (kidding, of course). Schools, usually private schools such as Christian Brothers, have moved into a new era of education. Rather than using a standard pen and paper to do homework, they have iPads or other fancy technological items.

In addition to this new use of iPads for homework, many teachers are also starting to put their homework and content online. They have created websites in which you can find the content and materials for the class. For example, Mr. Bryan Fisher, McClatchy’s Japanese teacher, has created a website that contains all the homework, worksheets, study materials, and extra content for his students to use.

Schools are now providing more technology for the teachers to use as well. From projectors to laptop carts and monitors in the hallway, McClatchy is now starting to move into this new technological era of education.

I took to the hallways of McClatchy to get a few of the students’ opinions on this new era of education.

Mikaela Vlatch, a junior at McClatchy, stated, “It’s always good to stay current with the technology, but we should always stick with the basics. We should be using pencils and paper as equally as we use technology to educate students.” When asked whether or not the technology would be more beneficial to our education or just become a distraction, Mikaela stated, “Students should not abuse it for their own purpose, but should use it for what it is supposed to be used for. There needs to be commitment and trust between the students and teachers.” Lastly, she stated, “I feel like paper and pencils will never go away, but there will be more of a reliance on technology.”

Emma Kuske, a sophomore at McClatchy, had similar perspectives on the use of technology for education. She stated, “I think we should continue to use paper, pencils, and the traditional ways of teaching. However, there is still a part of technology that would be useful to our education, so there should be a balance between the two.” Emma also stated, “I do think education and teaching is starting to move and rely more on technology. Most of the things that we used to do on a whiteboard, we can just do it on technology now.”