Teens Lack Web Confidence
from the learning-how-to-learn-online dept
While the common wisdom is that kids figure out how to use the internet much faster than adults, there are some aspects of it that they don't necessarily grasp as quickly. A new study has found that many teenagers don't have proper searching and research skills online and find themselves frustrated when they can't find what they're looking for. They tend to blame themselves, rather than the limits of the medium, and even lose confidence in their own abilities. The folks behind the study suggest that teens need to be taught these skills in school. So, how long until we see something like Google Hacks as a required textbook for teens?
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How are we going to clear this hurdle?
I think our schools are broken, outdated institutions. How can we fix them?
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Re: How are we going to clear this hurdle?
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The new Internet Geography skills gap race....
If you can't find snuff flicks, cracked commercial software ISOs and the holy grail via google's cache, you're a loser.
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