I will discuss the aforementioned article, and it's relevance to contemporary academia. I believe education is a living entity. It has to progress with the times, or it is not worth having. The core question is, "What are the goals of education in America today?" It is my belief that the main goal is to assist each individual person in their journey towards a well-rounded, self-sufficient, well-informed, successful adulthood. Google can be highly beneficial in all of these regards.
The speed and efficiency of search engines such as Google is exciting and fresh. We have never had this much knowledge and life at our fingertips before. A young person can investigate any interest or whim they may have. Some of us remember the times before this convenience was created, when failing to remember the name of the actor in a particular film would bother us for an entire day until we would finally "phone a friend" to get the answer. Now all we do is pull out our Blackberries or iPhones and we have the answer in seconds.
I will agree that our society is becoming more and more "efficient." But Google is only one symptom of a much broader issue. If we are to blame Google for making us "stupid," we also must blame the internet as a whole, McDonald's, Chase Bank ATMs, General Motors, American Airlines and 8-Minute Abs. These are all signs that America is moving faster than ever. Where are we rushing to? Our careers? Our next promotion? Or are these all ways to try and have more time to spend with the people we love, doing what we love? These questions have no concrete answers. Each person must answer these questions themselves. Perhaps we can start by "googling it."
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