Dustin's view on "A Vision of Students Today"

In the video, “A Vision of Students Today” Michael Wesch (professor of Anthropology at Kansas State University) and his students make numerous assertions about the way college students use technology. The video is made to come off as extremely dramatic by filming in a classroom, having students hold up signs of their inner thoughts, and they add in music that proves it is a serious film. The claims they assert are hidden behind facts that students hold up one by one written on note cards and laptops. Most of the statistics that are presented seem to be negative, but it is the bigger picture the students and professor are trying to convey. Students need to start taking leadership in their education to ensure a better future. A Kansas State student holds up a sign reading, “I pay hundreds for textbooks I never open” and “My neighbor paid for class….but never comes.” These quotes make it very clear that a lot of students aren’t taking advantage of the opportunities and resources that they have the right for. Possibly because the way they are learning isn’t working for them, or they aren’t interested in the tactics used by their professors. I believe the students are using these facts to tell their audience that the way they are learning isn’t working anymore. The facts in the video prove that students spend extended periods of time on the internet, writing emails, and posting to blogs. If students today are technologically minded, why isn’t their education?