What an inspirational blog post by Murray about teen blogger, Tavi Gevinson. Children are constantly underestimated and seen as powerless in society today. We forget about what they can achieve when they are engaged and provided with the tools to create something of their own. It’s great to be reminded of the impact that they can make.
Tavi Gevinson is a fashion blogger, who has an audience of 50, 000 views every day. Her blog has led her to be featured in multiple huge publications and achieve worldwide fame. All by the age of just 14.
This is the world of opportunities that Web2.0 is creating for young people! They don’t need computer science degrees to get their voices out onto a public forum, and they can write about what they feel passionate about, when they feel inspired to do it. I whole-heartedly agree with Murray – if Tavi can reach such a huge audience and have this impact on people, what’s to say one of your students can’t do the same? Stories like this remind me that we have an obligation to teach our children well in all areas of the curriculum, including IT, so they can have as many options as possible open and available to them.
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