83% of all incoming freshman are taking English 99 or 100

The digital generation has been here for awhile now and people are just starting to realize how much of an impact that they are going to have in a school setting. I must say that I was chuckling as I read this article to myself. Digital learners are changing the way instruction will be taught, however the real question remains will school conform to such a thing? School may not conform because they do not have the necessary funds to do so, and by the time they do change a new and intense wave will pick up.
As I am very much part of the digital age, I still read and take the time to sit down to appreciate literature. I was not raised on it by birth like others we read in this article. What really scares me is the fact that people do not read as much "content" as they used to. Read has the ability to stretch some one's mind. Read is the way people learn to decode new words, and learn phonics. Listening takes away from the learning and creative process. Also, when we do not have the words we see or learn, then we will not have the ability to have the written word. If we don't have the written word when we have to speak face to face we will fail to communicate to others.
What I have seen and heard is that the Digital Generation can not carry a face to face conversation because they were not forced growing up to do so. I think technology is great but it should support and not act as a means of all communication altogether. I think that educators are in trouble because students are not being literate in a certain way that will hurt them when they go to college, and the written express will be very difficult for them. College will not conform to such a thing at least what I have seen in the: English, history, math and other hardcore subjects. In many instances technology will do a disservice unless the fundamentals are learned.
I have read somewhere that 83% of all incoming freshman are taking English 99 or 100. What does this say about our society as a whole? Who is now held accountable for such actions that have occurred. As the Legacy learners dwindle and the Digital learners increase, there will be some troubling times down the road that will greatly effect the way future: schools, employers, and the way society will look at those people entirely.
As for educators we must present why we need to stay at the basics of reading, writing, and listening to others around us because it is apparent that it is what our students need. We must present why we need these things and not simply we need to do this because it is on the curriculum. Yes, students can process information, but can they demonstrate competency on their own?