The article and lecture by Gardner Campbell were both very thought provoking.  Personally its an aspect of education that I don’t think about because online creativity has become second nature to my generation.  Why education refuses to combine with the future of the Internet and ways of being creative can only be answered through the fear of walking away from what has always been done.  The way I see it when Gardner talks about who doesn’t want a bag of gold those who refuse it are afraid the risk is greater than the reward. As seen by the in class discussion on Wednesday there is still a lot of question if such an investment in online creativity is a viable and even reliable option.  For me I am on the fence as I see the positives in both sides of the argument to either proceeding with technology are holding back.  Not being to reliant on technology allows us to remain in the safe zone and the familiar. It is reliable and dependable and has worked for however long with, in my opinion, little failure.  Yet, technology is our future and we have to utilize it to its fullest extent as it is a powerful resource and tool to enable not only education but every aspect of our lives.  Technology allows us a lifestyle that cannot simply be achieved through the physical world.  Technology expands our knowledge and reach worldwide allowing for a diversified reception of education.

For now I think I fall where most people do in the middle afraid to go in one direction of the extremes.  We can no longer go back to lives without technology as it controls are everyday reality but relying solely on technology is simply a decision many are unwilling to make.  By admitting our reliance on technology we are forgoing every instilled way of interacting and essentially living that we have come to rely on.  Like the question brought up in class about what if technology was to fail us? A valid point that probably composes the reasoning behind why so many are scared to reach out for that bag of gold.  I think once technology develops further alongside our growing reliance on it then people will no longer reject the bag of gold. Creativity through expressive forms of technology is our future whether some are willing to accept it or not.  The future for this is beginning now but I know will still have that want to hold on to what is familiar and real.