Aug 30
Today’s students are multi-taskers, i.e., they study whilst they listen to music on their iPods, texting on the phone, IMing on their computer and watching TV. Whilst there is nothing wrong with that, it does, however, affect how they learn. Students argue that they need to be multi-taskers if they are to survive – and I agree! With so many things happening too fast and at the same time, even oldies need to multi-task!
Multi-tasking, however, has been claimed to be counter-productive. It is “bad” for students! Unfortunately, we need to undo this in order to ensure that our kids get to learn more effectively.
