Re "For Better and for Worse, Technology Use Alters Learning Styles, Teachers Say" (news article, Nov. 1): The question regarding authentic, meaningful use of technology in schools and at home is one of engagement, not distraction, and needs to center on a problem worth wrestling with.
I've always had a feeling that the loosening of conventions around spelling and punctuation might help children and young people to feel more empowered or authentic in their use of language.
Accordingly, some directors, especially the French master Jean Renoir in his 1930s films, went to great lengths to be authentic, avoiding the use of rear screen projection, or process shots (i.e., those in which new action is filmed in front of a screen on which previously filmed background footage is projected).
The instructional strategies used in the course, collaborative learning, authentic problems, and use of the MakerSpace are all rooted in the constructivist theory and give rise to the instructional framework of the Kolb learning cycle (Fig. 1).
Name the location Be authentic in the use of place names if using a real location.
The new rules still officially require the use of "authentic names" on the site, something which has previously resulted in criticism from varied groups including the drag community, Native Americans, and trans people.
Though Rocking Horse served dishes that might not ever be seen in Mexico City, like tamales stuffed with cornmeal and sweet duck confit served in a pear and habanero sauce, it was resolute in its use of authentic seasonings.
Real events were reconstructed and interpreted, either through fictional revisions or through the use of authentic documentary materials (e.g., transcripts of trials, official reports, and lists of statistics).
Critics have certainly responded to the National's transformation of this unpromising material into a captivating piece of theatre, which combines an innovative use of authentic speech with brilliant music and a celebration of regional, community resilience of the sort British dramatists do so well, with jolly hanging baskets bursting out all over the place.
Still, in an era of long-running shows like "The Exonerated" and "The Vagina Monologues," which create an authentic feel through the use of interviews, it's a valuable, if not exactly revelatory, service to see how the process of turning real words into theater can be thoroughly manipulated.
