Lest We Think the Revolution Is a Revolution

Selfe provides a pretty relevant and in-depth look at American society's views of computers in education, and applies it directly to those of English teachers and future graduates of English studies. She says in the introduction, "Like most Americans, however, event hough educators have made these adaptations, we remain decidedly undecided about technology and change." She then proceeds to offer three distinct narratives that technology advertises to the general public. First she talks about how computers will help create a global network of sorts, which is kind of scary to some Americans because some of us believe in our cultural dominance rather then world wide equality. She then talks about how computers can make a land of equality no subject to race or gender etc. Finally she talks about how gender no longer can predict one's success in the working place. She ties it in with a point that I fully agree with -- that "technology does no necessarily bring with it social progress," it is how we use the technology that is the real predictor of good change in our world, and it is our responsibility as students who are immersed in technology to understand that.