If there exists an idea out there that one day computer use will be such 
that students will no longer need to be able to read then the next 
logical step to follow that would be to no longer expect students to 
think either since computers can (simulate) thinking for us now.  
Reading is perhaps the most important skill a person needs to function 
well in and out of school.  The mind must be exercised and used to 
continue to develop and grow.  Computers can never replace the need to 
learn to read any more than they can replace a classroom teacher.  
Children need human interaction with adults.  The more high-tech we 
become, the more high-touch we will need.  
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EH>You say that you doubt that it will come to pass that computers will
EH>read to  kids and kids will no longer have to learn to read. There
EH>are already  programs out there that will read to kids. The advantage
EH>so far is that they  also highlight what is being read, so it helps
EH>those who cannot read. One of  the things that concern me is distance
EH>education. There are a great many of  these programs here in
EH>Oklahoma. The teacher is at a local college and all  instruction
EH>comes in via satellite to a TV monitor and computer stations. The
EH>thing that worries me is that it now comes from a local college, but 
it 
EH>could  come from anywhere in the world and be controlled by anyone. 
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