Just 10 years ago, high school students didn’t have cell phones. They didn’t have Facebook or Twitter and had never texted in their lives.
Today, the world’s filled with ever evolving technology, and three Mount Shasta High School teachers are working to embrace it.
“This is the 21st century,” said freshman English teacher Toni Erro. “We want to make education as real and authentic as possible, and to keep it relevant for today’s students.”
To make this happen, a new program, “Changes,” will allow students to make use of technology and will teach them to work in groups, to solve problems effectively and to take personal responsibility – skills that they’ll use in their futures, said Erro.
To launch the program, the entire freshman class spent time on the football field Wednesday afternoon participating in team building and problem solving exercises.
“This is a little awkward, but fun... you have to learn how to work together,” said freshman Colin Paisley.
“You have to talk to people you don’t normally talk to,” added Spencer Posl. “It’s definitely introducing us to new people.”
This is exactly what the exercises were intended to do, Erro said. “They’re going to have to work as a team.”
