Understanding of Cookson’s idea

In his article “What Would Socrates Say?” Peter W. Cookson Jr. states that world-wide revolution in learning has shifted the conventional schooling to a new electronic learning environment. With this change, people globally are able to get genuine knowledge through internet technology as Cookson points out Google’s mission “to organize the world’s information and make it universally accessible and useful” (par 21). As we are moving forward to accessing knowledge through the immersive technologies, ideally, we share knowledge freely. In Cookson’s example of the “Water for the World” project, he is surely right about with internet technology, “something educationally revolutionary would happen: Students and adults would connect in a global, purposeful conversation that would make the world a better place” (par 28). Basically, his vision is that if teachers and students around the world would be able to learn, share and discuss issues and or exchange knowledge in a concrete and productive way, we more likely to increase our chances to find solutions for the future generations. Most of us can agree this world moves forward peacefully only if people can work as a team. I admire Cookson’s idealism and positive attitude. In fact, in a perfect world as he is hoping for, learning, discussing and sharing knowledge without boundary is definitely possible. Technology empowers us to communicate so effectively no matter where we are in this world. If we can use the tool that is available to us and use it carefully, we will benefit from it enormously.