Learning Independence: New Approaches For Educating The Net Generation

A new generation of students, those born with the Internet already on, has recently begun entering the world-wide school system with a set of characterizing traits and unique learning interests that presents a true challenge to existing educational institutions. Photo credit: piksel The students of the net generation comes in fact to the educational system with a strong desire to learn and comprehend, often developed thanks to previous exposure to the net and to the personal experiences of self-discovery, personal search and critical thinking that the Web has offered them. This is a generation of goal-oriented, cautious, pragmatical students who sincerely care about their education in ways we have not seen happen in previous generations. "Having been raised in an …