Personally I don’t think we should be using computers for education for K-6. At least not until they create a first class educational MMORPG.
The only use I see for technology in the classroom is to educate students on the *use* of said technology. Granted most will pick up the basics on their own, but additional tech training would still be beneficial. Give them good computing habits while they’re still young (elementary-age), and maybe they’ll keep them as they move forward.
But to use them as a teaching tool without properly locking them down is idiocy. The teacher has to be *at least* as proficient in the use of the tech as the students are, or they’re going to find every single mistake and exploit them to the fullest.
Computer usage in schools should be a reward for learning and mastering the 3 R’s.
Oh, I forgot, you can’t have competitive rewards. Self-esteem issues.
Everyone gets a trophy.