After watching the "No Future Left Behind" video, I felt it was very meaningful and the comment that stuck out for me the most was the boy who said "I can't create my future with the tools of your past." This was my favorite quote because it really summed up the whole video. This video reminded me a lot of the article "Digital Generation" because they both tie in the notion in that the future deals a lot with technology and it is all around us, especially in the classroom. I liked that the students did not want to recite the teacher any more, they want to show the teacher what they can do, and that they still need guidance, but they also want to think on their own.
Another quote that stood out for me that one of the students mentioned was "You want a chance to embrace your future, give us a chance to embrace ours." I liked this quote too because it reminds teachers that in order to have our students embrace their futures we have to be connected with the latest technologies so we can connect with our students.
I feel that videos like No Future Left Behind are a step in the right direction. If more students participated in videos and discussions like this then maybe more teachers would realize how important it is to stay connected with technology and give students the opportunity to express themselves in other ways besides tests and reciting material.
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