The ways teachers can embrace the 8 norms.

In this blog I will discuss how teachers could change their style of teaching using Tapscott's Norms to make lessons more appealing and easier to learn for today's learners. As I said in my previous blog, net generation learners have (according to Tapscott) eight norms for what we want to have happen and who we are. The first things that teachers must realize is that instead of being angry for our push for complete freedom in the classroom, teachers should embrace the fact that we enjoy taking charge of our own situations and put that into their classrooms. We also enjoy customizing our lives, so maybe in some private schools students should be allowed to wear whatever they want. Let's get rid of those dress codes. Collaboration is another factor that teachers can take into their classwork. Many teachers already allow students to work in groups, but I think that we should work on more things in group projects. It's good for us to learn from every perspective, including our peers. Another thing that will need to be put into some classrooms is entertaining education. Most of us net genner's are used to constant entertainment, constant focus, never a dull moment, you know? But I think that teachers are also going to have to start taking that into consideration when they are teaching their classes. It's going to be a tough thing to keep us concentrated on a overhead projection or a constant lecture before long. Also, instead of dragging on with certain topics, teachers should try and speed up their lessons. Students are used to everything being fast now and days.