The 21st Century Digital Learner

Kids are dieing of boredom left and right. The coffins are sitting and waiting right outside the classroom. Okay, I am exagerating but the boredom claim is true. I have heard it So, it is being said that we are not teaching them the way they need to be taught based on their technological age. Maybe true, maybe part true, maybe not true. I assume this is all theoretical but believable. I personally think it is partially true. The panels conducted by Marc seem to be awesome and very necessary. Maybe in addition to teaching "white haired" educators how to teach the technology students, we should be conducting simultaneous panels to discuss ways to get the educators to teach differently. I think kids now are faced with immediate satisfaction and constant "doing". They want this in the classroom. I feel further study should be conducted as to the complete dismissal of traditional learning though. It has gotten us to the technological age that we are in and must not be discredited. I think kids need to learn control and be more passionate about things other than thier entertainment and stimulation. Doesn't self control to do something even when you do not want to build character?