DHPoco Summer School Forums

Is anyone else bothered because the colonial implications of the term "digital native" haven't been sufficiently problematized? I find it problematic because it is so often used in discussions aimed at K-12 teachers and Higher Ed instructors as a constant reminder of how "they" (our students) are different from "us" (as instructors), and the assumption is we not only need to meet "them" on their terms, but that then we will somehow enlighten "them" with our Luddite knowledge or ideas despite "their" laziness or over-reliance on "their" tools? I find this patronizing to both students in general and native peoples who are somehow implicated in this bizarre rationalization.