How Does The Empty Glass Fill?

How Does The Empty Glass Fill? A Modern Philosophy Of The Digital Divide, by Solveig Singleton and Lucas Mast. This article makes a few good points which I would like to comment on before addressing what I thought of the article. First good point they make is how people are over reacting and calling the “digital divide” a crisis. While I don’t think it is even near a crisis, at least within our own country, I do think it is an issue that must be addressed. Next good point they make supports my first, in the early nineties, which was less than twenty years ago, no body had cell phones, personal computers, or the internet. Now everybody has them and yet we were not in a crisis then. People were able to do many of the same things and than as they do now. As well, people were able to change rapidly from not having to having and utilizing. Finally, the very good point that the writers make is how students are pushed to be so up to date with the latest technology, yet a growing number are not even schooled in basic reading and writing skills. What I enjoyed about this article were the interesting and unique perspectives which it provided on the issue of the digital divide. I also enjoyed how they broke up the article into sections with titles that spoke of how the digital divide affected each sector. Lastly I liked how the conclusion was clear and concise to what they had been talking about throughout. What I did not enjoy about this article was that the tone, it seemed almost arrogant, like everything they said was the right way. It left no wiggle room from my perspective. Over all I would probably suggest this article if someone is interested in the digital divide.