> Actually, I think people have trouble with change because
 > they want to keep the familiar, even I used a Commodore 64
 > for ten years before switching to the PC line of computers.
 >  
 > Change is a fact of life and change is happening at a quicker
 > pace - one can either long for "the good old days" or get on
 > with life.
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Hi, Thanks for your reply!!! It brought back some good  old memories of the 
commodore 64. Wt a gem of a computer!!! I totally agree that people have 
probably with change and this is reflected by many parents who complain that 
teaching children to use calculators or master computersIn Australia however 
I feel our education system has come along way. An internet in most public 
schools and lessons carried out on many private schools is providing students 
the opportunity to become literate in many new technologies which will equip 
them to optimally function in the twenty-first centuryThese are just two 
examples of the way we are moving. More fundamentally is teacher education in 
the areas that are changing so quickly. What is worse than educartors 
teaching children on the basis on the good old commodore 64 when so many 
technological forms abound. I strongy believe that technology in education is 
a crucial component for children. By providing children with the 
understandings and skills in technology , I think that they will grow less 
resistant to change and not so strongly resist the move from today's 
computers which tomorrow will be as antiquated as the '64'. Its much more 
than getting on with life, technology greatly moves life along. I have much 
more appreciation since a technology teacher education course I have just 
finished at university and  think suh course reflect the move in Australia to 
equip educators with the knowledge and skills to foster and encourage 
students' realisation of the many benefits of technology and empower them to 
optimally use these forms.
I would be really interested in the situation in American shools and the 
techlogy that is being used in elementary shool. I would really appreciate 
your insights or experiences. Hope to here from you soon...Peta
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