I find this article intriguing. The local school system that I have children in are definitely looking and are presently implementing laptops for high school freshmen and iPads for elementary children. Once complete with their education - the students keep the devices.
This is the 1st step into a larger scheme of maneuver. Once the technology is in place for all students (this area is undergoing a shift of people leaving due to non-jobs - lacking economic infrastructure) - they are looking at students only going to school like a college campus would have one go - like a MON/WED/FRI - schedule to where TUES and THUR will have the students stay home (who’s going to take care of them) or go to some sort of eLearning center to log-in, eat lunch, have some sort of over watch - while the parents work - but they will be able to continue to download/upload assignments - and will be self-motivated to complete their work. Basically, technology will replace the multitude of teachers down to just a core. They are looking at having large rooms where the students sit in front of their technology devices and learn - kinda like the movie - Wall-E where the people float around on chairs facing a flat screen while digesting liquid nourishment! Resulting in obese and UN-enlightened people.
At any rate - I see private sectors popping up to where children can go and get the same “home school” education from both person and technology in private eLearning Centers using programs like K12 - which is actually covered by a public school system and teacher.
So - who knows - but I do know, that the traditional classroom set-up is failing - over crowded - children have no common sense - no direction - rude - lack basic values - think more highly of Hollywood stars than they do about US history - and create false self-esteem online - only to discover that when they graduate - they aren’t so special and have no skills to be competitive in the global or national market.
These are all personal observations and actual facts - see what plans your school system has in place — a big conference was just held in Tampa, Fl covering this exact situation!!!
These are very interesting observations.
Please post this on the American Thinker site so that your ideas can get wider circulation.
but I do know, that the traditional classroom set-up is failing - over crowded - children have no common sense - no direction - rude - lack basic values - think more highly of Hollywood stars than they do about US history - and create false self-esteem online - only to discover that when they graduate - they aren’t so special and have no skills to be competitive in the global or national market.
This is the part that I don't get. Why subject children to failing, overcrowded schools that will not provide the education they need?
And EVERYthing can be INSPECTED by a trained monkey.