Although using AI can be highly beneficial in finding information but it also makes us loose our ability to focus. Like if we read on longer articles, we tend to drift off into space rather than stay focused. As Nicolas Carr says, “I get fidgety, lose the thread, begin looking for something else to do”. We have all faced this scenario at one point or another. This leads us to usually skim the text or not read it at all. This then tends to lead us to miss valuable information. Choosing to analyze texts ourselves will make our brains stronger since we will eventually be able to focus on longer articles.

Using AI can easily help us find information quicker than ever before but is it good for us? When we just copy paste, information are we really learning? No, we aren’t. We have the capability to change this. According to Nicolas Carr, our brains are like plastic. We can mold them to fit us. We can change our learning methods in order to actually retain information. Rather than getting all our information from the net, we can use our brainpower to think for a solution to our questions. Instead of information being handed down to us, we can choose to thoroughly read printed text.

Even though AI is widely known today it might be worth limiting our usage, so that we are still inputting our own perspectives into our pieces. We get the best of both worlds we can Use AI to help us but still maintain our ability to think deep thoughts. In this way, we are learning because we are actively making mistakes which means we have to learn how to fix them.

“Reading is fundamental” is what my friend in middle school told me after I told him that I don’t read because I get bored easily. Has anything changed since then? I’d be lying if I said “yes” but not entirely. I managed to break past my wall of procrastination and I got to WILLINGLY read a book. I never finished the book (LMFAO) but I did learn if I really wanted to do something, I would do it without complaint.

Now a days, I try to read more and more. But today… I just wasn’t feeling it. I wanted to take the easy way out and not do this assignment which lead to a heavy amount of procrastination. Skimming through the pages as Carr has said in the article. I could not have agreed with him more. After reading 2 paragraph I resulted in looking at my phone to see what notifications i have received out of bordem (there was nothing to see LMFAO). Switching the channel to the T.V after reading one sentence. Back and fourth throughout the whole article until i finished… or what I thought I had finished. “Wait… what did i just read” is what i told myself after skimming through the story.

Everything is advancing surrounding technology and if you’re not read like me, you just gotta suck it up sadly. I don’t read well and take notes properly when using modern technology as it creates so much distraction for me but because college consist of modern tech… do I even have to repeat it again (just gotta suck it up)? Humans are not suited to be a “machine memory” in terms of always having an answer to everything. Yes we should work hard to get what we want in terms of rewards but c’mon tech is makes us so lazy its horrible. Bring back old school textbooks and pen to paper notes so I can look forward to doing my assignments!

In sports there is always a certain level of active learning one must do. There is a different social discourse in sports because you not just have to learn how to play with different people, but you also need to understand the rules and any tactical ideas associated with the sport. Especially in the sport I play which is soccer. This can relate to the active learning referenced in James Paul Gee’s book “What Video Games Have To Teach Us About Learning And Literacy.” Active learning is when you experience the world and learn from it in that way. In soccer you can learn in a similar way. You have to experience the playstyle firsthand to understand it the best. Many different coaches have many different playstyles for different players to adapt to there is also the factor of different people and how they feel comfortable playing. For example, some players like to drop deeper and receive the ball while others would rather like to chase down the ball with their pace. This is a great example of active learning because you have to play with your teammates and learn in real time how to best play with them for the sake of the team. There is also a set social discourse to listen to the coach when he wants to play in certain ways. This usually doesn’t get challenged unless enough people feel like it has a negative impact. This also creates an active learning environment because the coach now has to learn how to use the players around him.