Brooke Morris-immigrants vs. natives

I think that there needs to be a balance between the old ways and the new.  I think that immigrants are always weary of the new because it is something unfamiliar and untried.  As educators, our job is to encourage students to be thinkers and inventors.  With that in mind, shouldn't we push students to be smarter and better than ourselves?

I do think there is a lot to be said about the "ways of the old."  I don't think that we should give up ways that we value from the past.  For me that means writing actual letters (mail) on paper and sending them.  I use email and text (most frequently) but I still take the time to send real letters/cards to my friends.