Ch 11 &12

"But like information, attention moves through the Net" (Lankshear 213).

We all know about Internet fads...the dress (is it gold or blue?), the find the 1 panda in a picture of snowmen image, phrases like #BlackLivesMatter, and so many more. There are always fads and trends on the Internet, and I even see this in my classroom. Every once in a while, my students get free computer time. For the longest time, THE game to play was Agar - ee- O (I don't actually know how to spell it). I was surprised when just yesterday, a small group of students got their work done for some free time, and they were all playing the same game...a game called Slither.

"A teacher who could appreciate and celebrate tactics might have been able to reward the potentially fruitful and genuinely subversive element of Jacques's 'trick' and extend it pedagogically" (Lankshear 250).

Did this student do his assignment? No. Did this student work as the teacher thought he should? No. Was this student producing something? Yes.

It is clear that the student was obviously not doing the work he was expected to do, and maybe the teacher was right to be a little frustrated, but we cannot overlook student production. This falls under what I said in an earlier post about not all students going the traditional college degree--full time career route. Some students will never be able to write a 5-page research paper in perfect MLA format or create a chemical creation. There is a chance this student may be a children's book author. Instead of being overly critical, this teacher may have tried to foster his ability to write little stories for small children.