Education Doesn’t Need Technology
Education doesn’t need technology. It’s not a popular position, but not thinking about the topic leaves us open to a rather ignorant acceptance of the Modern ideology that progress is necessary and all technology is “good.” In any event, it’s interesting to see what’s going on in California where many tech leaders chose to send their children to decidedly non-tech schools. Why might that be? Here’s a recent article that describes the phenomenon, but it’s nothing new - tech leaders have been doing this for years. True, it’s anecdotal evidence, but isn’t it possible that they know something because of their experiences in the field?
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It’s an interesting thought, but I think kids learn better with good teachers in small classrooms, with concerned parents to back it all up at home - whether or not computers included.
Thanks Sam…perhaps this is why I have never wanted to take an online class.
Of course I think there is a disproportionately high burden on educators to be cutting edge and as exciting as the latest video games, and a disproportionately low (if any) burden on the student and their parents in grasping the need to learn/think without constantly being entertained. OK, I’m off my “old guy” soapbox now.