"ARE WIRED KIDS WELL SERVED BY SCHOOLS?"

"An increasing number of teens are hyper-motivated to learn a special skill like creating podcasts, directing YouTube videos, publishing a website or hacking an iPhone, reports Stefanie Olson for CNet NewsBlog. However, teachers largely have not kept up with this trend and remain unable to inspire much of the same ingenuity. In addition, researchers have begun to notice that digital media is minting a new brand of kids who are creators of media rather than simple passive consumers. Within these digital environments, kids who create and evaluate media derive a sense of competence, autonomy, self-determination and connectedness among their peers. In fact, it appears many kids are drawn to create media online because their work can be immediately recognized and evaluated by their peer groups and potentially a much larger audience. In contrast, it can take kids much longer to reap the rewards or build recognition from hard work in school."

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