Young Minds->Fast Times

After reading the article "Young Minds, Fast Times: The 21st Century Digital Learner" on Edutopia.com I think that the author Marc Prensky really pushes the boundaries of education and encourages other educators to follow his lead.  He clearly is on to something in talking to the students about how they would like to learn.  I feel like many of my past teachers have asked what they could have done differently and what kind of learning is best for the students.  Unfortunately many students have different learning styles and of course the teachers cannot cater to everyone's needs.  I think this article really focuses on the realization that computer technology and technologies like it are the mainstream way of learning now.  I feel like many of my past teachers are so scared of change and they themselves are uneducated in the technological advances that they are struggling to keep with the pack.  I clearly remember my sophomore history teachers to be one of the best teachers I've ever had.  This I believe is first because he was truly passionate about teaching, and would break a sweat every class from being so into his own teachings, and secondly because he incorporated computer usage and always asked for our feedback...He, a man of about 30 years old, was prepared to change, prepared to get students engaged and wanting to learn.  He was not completely fresh out of school but cared enough about his students to change his ways of teaching to cater to the needs of his students.  I guarantee there wasn't a student that left his class that year without a wealth of knowledge and the first to say he was one of the best teachers they had ever had.