Concern over Basic Skills
One theme that emerged from discussing the teacher’s approach to learning and
lesson planning was the concern of basic skills in the 21 st century learner. Teacher 1 was
concerned that Net-Gen students are not equipped with basic skills due to the reliance on
technology. In addition to the concern that handwriting skills are poor, T2 pointed out
spell-check, texting and social media can hinder rudimentary skills such as reading. T2
stated in the interview: