[kingu]

I like the program they have at my daughter's school. The goal of the program is to have every student ready for middle school algebra by the time they leave 5th grade. Every day, students turn in their answer sheets on a scanner sheet, the computer plops out a sheet telling them their 'score' and explanations of where they went wrong with their answers.

The self advancing program tracks what 'difficult' spots the students are encountering and recommends classroom instruction on that subject, while at the same time continually challenging students. One student is doing nicely on a series on 9th grade geometry, and the program discovered a huge problem with the lower grades in readying students for math.

Two computers equipped with scan trons and laser printers to print out practice sheets, tests, etc have been credited with raising the entire schools' achievement test results.

[goodnesswins]

NOW, that's probably the BEST use of "computers in school." Forget the "computer for every student."

[Pardon Me]

The program you are referring to is called Accelerated Math. I am a math teacher and we use this program in our Middle School. We have only used it for 2 years but have had excellent results in standardized testing. The program can can pinpoint a student's problem area and assign practice and drill in the needed areas. Each assignment is unique and cheating is a thing of the past.