"Two Steps Forward..."

"Two Steps Forward..." posted in the Fischbowl


In the article, Two Steps Forward.., Mr. Fisch discusses the schools new system. By the end of October, the school will be offering access to the wireless network to personally owned devices, such as laptops and iPhones. The wireless connection will be accessible in 95% of the footprint of Arapahoe. I personally feel as if we are starting to rely too much on technology. We are growing everyday in technology, but what does it really do for us? Make our lives easier? Is the increase in technology, just making us lazier as people? I have to admit I use my laptop, cell phone, and other devices probably more then the average person. But after thinking about it, why do we need them? Our parents, grandparents, and great grandparents all lived with less then half of the things we own today. Even schools are getting more technological. When I first started Arapahoe, one of the things I heard Mr. Booth mention in a speech was that Arapahoe was trying to switch out text books for laptops. I think this new wireless connection, that will soon be available, is the start to this transformation. What Mr. Booth said really stuck with me. What is the world going to look like in just 10 years from now? What are schools going to look like? I know most kids think that if they lived back in the 70’s or even 80’s would probably not be able to survive because of the very little of technology. But what are kids 10 to 20 years from now going to look back on this decade and think? Will it be the same thing? This really made me wonder about how fast this country is growing in technology and how much we take advantage of it.