After the first reading from this weekt hat argued strongly for a distinction in digital natives it was great to hear the counter opinion to this from Paul Kirschner. I noted in my last past that while I found much of the argument from Prensky convincing, one aspect that really stuck out to me was the claim that there were different "brain structures' structures that developed in digital natives, and that these structures were so strong that they led to different political and ethical assumptions. I found this claim to be a little outrageous, but what was frustrating is that Prensky just states this without really backing it up with anything. However, in the second article from this week from Kirschner there is an overall critique of the view that being a digital native leads to different thought patterns, but Kirschner really focuses in on the aspect of multi-tasking. Thus, when I first started to read Kirschner I was really excited for a challenge to Prensky, hopefully on those topics I found most interesting, and while it was to some extent, I still think they were kind of speaking past each other. One aspect that I was convinced on by Kirschner is the evidence that points to the fact that some of the traits normally associated with digital natives are actually more prevalent in people who are not. This, to me, indicates that the distinction does not have to do with being born in an era where you don't know any alternative, but instead points to the fact that all of society that has embraced technology in their lives have been changed by it. Similar to Prensky, however, Kirchner at one point argues that multi-tasking could hinder brain development but doesn't cite anyone. Ultimately Kirchner argues that technology should be used to help student focus on a single task instead of multiple. While it is possible that Prensky would disagree with this, it seems that it would be compatible with his overall views on differences in digital natives. More convincing is the beginning part of the article which focuses on data measured between generations who were digital natives or not.