Out of touch
Posted on: November 24, 2021
I picked this comic out of several that Larry Cuban shared in a blog entry.
At a superficial level, I get that he comic is supposed to be funny because of the role reversal. The traditional bully is now the bullied because the new bully is savvy enough to manipulate Facebook.
On a deeper level, Facebook? Really? The youth of today are not flocking to Facebook. Their parents and grandparents are. The comic is designed for the older reader and possibly prepared by an older writer.
It is one thing to connect with your audience, it is another to misrepresent a group you have your crosshairs trained on. Doing the latter perpetuates ignorance.
The lesson in teaching that I draw from this negative example is this: If you cannot REACH them, you cannot TEACH them.
Being out of touch with your learners is surmountable — you can read, watch, listen, and learn. This takes effort. Staying out of touch with your students is easy — read and laugh at a comic because you do not question its premise.
Another dot in the blogosphere? 
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