social equality and developing the whole human being, plus futurism, and essentialism, which is the idea of
teaching essential skills and strategies to prepare youth for the future where they should contribute positively
to a democracy that is successfully competing in a global marketplace.
activities that have been experienced. Whether it is observing how others do things, actively participating in
physical activity, reading a book, interacting with other entities verbally or physically, or making horrible decisions
and mistakes , the learning process really happens when the brain is processing or reflecting on these activities.
Technology has had a major impact on how we learn and has changed in today's world and has almost infinite
applications in the classroom and elsewhere. Almost any information is available by the click of a mouse,
however information does not always mean knowledge. We need to be extremely careful to guide our youth to
appropriate uses of technology as much of what kids use today can be destructive and inappropriate. Cyber-
bullying on social networking sites like Facebook is on the rise and kids at very young ages are simulating
shooting and killing in today's extremely violent video games . This negative aspect of technology is counter
productive to the spiritual growth aspect of humanism and can be near impossible to monitor. We as teachers need to enlighten parents as to what the youth of today are using technology for, especially when it is used in negative ways. More attention should be given to the importance of the connection between parents and teachers and the strategies to ensure technology is not harming the spiritual and social-emotional growth of students today.
