MARYROSS' blogs

In this article by Matt Baxter, talks about how classrooms have become more hi-tech over the years and how it is not necessary to a child's education. I mean in my perspective, I think that use of computers is better than old textbooks. To put it in other words, whatever you read in a textbook can be found on the Internet and sometimes can be more in depth than it is in books. However spending about $5 billion on education technology is way too much. I mean how can they get the money for more hi-tech supplies if they're cutting down the budget for other curriculas like sports, music, etc. I agree that a child should at least know how to type on a keyboard, access the Internet, and use specific programs when they're a bit younger because it gets them ready for the later years to come when they have to work on these programs or research information on the web. Even though not every student will become a computer programmer or graphics designer, they should still be able to know how to access hi-tech gadgets like a computer or laptop. Having a hi-tech classroom in high school is convenient because it gets us ready to use certain programs that we will eventually be using in college. However in middle school or elementary school, I think that just by knowing the basics of using different programs like word processor is good enough. I mean, come on, they have to type up research papers, book reports, projects, etc. so it is necessary that these classrooms are hi-tech. Conversely, I don't think that technology education should be spent over billions of dollars especially at a young age. But it's still better to have some technology background when you're younger because it makes it easier to access different programs.

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