Reading these two chapters from Badke’s book actually was pretty interesting I might say so myself. Not only does he bring up major points about today’s society being altered to the extent an individuals knowledge is somewhat overlooked, but he also attempts to help this generation to cope with it and be even better.
Badke in ch 1 jumps right into the fact that people today rely too much on the internet for their information without really knowing if the work is fact or someone elses opinion. This is simply caused by the removal of our website publishers, better known as the “Gatekeepers” , which were in place to make sure this would not happen. It is just a terrible idea I believe, to even have them become obsolete because it is almost wiping out the need for intelligent people who have the facts since others fancy the internet instead.
In ch 8 however, I actually appreciate what Badke had to say. We all know that not all of us actually take notes of what we are looking for while we research but we just take all the information at once hoping to scan it and find the answers to all our problems there. Well Badke brings up a good point, that we should be taking notes of the important information that will help answer our questions and reading the introduction should aid in choosing the right piece to help with research. In other words, pacing yourself with time and using notes or outlines can even help with research even better. There is never a better way to do research than the old fashion way, by doing it all on your own.
