BA>   Change the word computers to books.
 BA>   It's worth a chuckle.
 BA>   Mind you I'm not implying that computers will serve the functions of
 BA>   books any time in the forseeable future. Someone might well say that
 BA>   books only provide answers too. Computers like books are only tools.
Hmmm--think about this--how many teachers do you know that have a phone in 
their classroom? How many teachers ever had access to equipment for filming 
and showing 16mm films, film strips, slides, etc.. Do all of the teachers at 
your school have access to video taping equipment? How many know how to edit 
a tape? How many computers does each room in your school have? What are 
schools going to do when the standards for equipment change? (remember all 
those Apple IIs out there). What happens when Netscape decides to set the 
standards and schools can't afford the upgrade?
 
What I am saying is that all of us in education need to be aware that there 
is a bunch of hype out there, and we need to be sure the $ is spent improving 
education.
 
We have heard that this is the information age and that information brokers 
have power-yet this is not true. Politicians have power because they know how 
to use information-yet often they are not the best informed.
 
Students need to know that:
"Learning is work
     "    is commitment
     "    is building knowledge
     "    is creating ideas"
 _Silicon Snake Oil_ by Clifford Stoll
 
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