Lesson 4- Bridging the Generation Gap

Bridging the Generation Gap

The older generation often feels a generation gap between them and the younger generation. This is apparent in simple things like the manner of dressing, socializing, more intimate relationships like friendship and marrying etc.  Even in education, traditional schooling has hardly changed even with the clear evidence of a digital world.

Generation Gaps

•      Dressing

•      Socializing

•      Intimate relationships like friendship and marrying

            As we can observe, today is different from the past. We can see that there is really a generation gap. This gap may include the way of teaching, the materials being used in instruction and how the teachers use this instruction. Traditional schooling has hardly change even with the clear evidence of a digital world, but we can’t deny the fact that there are some traditional things that is difficult to improve and it takes time especially that when everybody is used it.

CONTENT

            A huge generation gap in the field of education also exist and it will continue to widen if it will not adapt the changes. It is understandable in the third world country that those schools which do not have technology facilities, the development or the transition of digital education may takes time. Because of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), there really a great to prepare for bridging the digital gap in the society. We need to understand some potentials of ICT and this is the new network of instantaneous communication is global, overcoming borders between countries and continents, much of what elders believe may not be applicable anymore to the new generation.

            According to Alvin Toffler’s book, Future Shock, it shows that information age has begun to create many cultural changes in the family and society as a whole. Much of the old technology such as tube radios, platter records and etc., are quickly vanishing today because of the rapid development or changes of technology.

            In this generation, expectation to face a future professional challenge, a digital world ahead of them, technology-supported skills need to be taught in schools today to cope up or lessen the generation gap. If the school will not adapt to the changes and needs, new learners may lose appreciation of educational system, they cannot cope up with the educational system and they will be left behind.

EXPERIENCE

           I have this experience that our teacher in high school. She said that we don’t have the right to have a cellphone or use some gadgets because according to her we don’t have the work yet that support our loads and etc. She discourages us to use computers for research and we began to think what we are going to do. She usually preferred to use the traditional way of teaching without adapting the new technology. It is really boring because she keep on talking in front and sometimes we cannot visualize what she was talking about.

REFLECTION

            As future teachers, we need to bridge the generation gap, need to and adapt the changes of Educational Technology so that our student will not lose their appreciation in educational system. We need the students to engage in technology so that they will not be left behind.    

Teachers need not to stick on the traditional way of teaching because we are now in a modern technology today and the way of teaching from the past is different. Teachers should consider that the students are very diverse also.

APPLICATION

            If you will know and understand that there is a gap, that it will not be eradicated. When you meet some person who are more on to traditional. You will know how to handle or deal with it.

Watch this simple video clip about Bridging the Generation Gap.