[wplug] computer use for the young

[Jim LaSalle]

Check out "Oversold & Underused: Computer in the Classroom" by Larry Cuban.

Brad Hoover wrote:

>I'm glad I got a discussion going, but perhaps I
>should make a clarification regarding my position.  I
>*never* suggested that a TV or computer be withheld
>from children.  I simply told you what Cliff Stoll
>said was right for his kids.
>
>What I really wanted to say, was that we need to be
>careful how use technology in education.  Early
>exposure to computers is fine, but shouldn't be
>considered a *very important* point in the big
>picture.
>
>What got me thinking on this subject, in addition to
>the thread, were articles that I read talking of a
>"digital divide" (probably first coined by a
>politician or software marketer), that suggested that
>schools needed to invest heavily into new technology
>in order  for their students to have a good education.
>
>So, all I wanted to say (and I apologize if this
>wasn't expressed very well earlier) is that we all
>should question whether the investment (personally or
>publicly) is worth it.  
>
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>>	If you (and I mean "you" as a generalization) think
>>that removing
>>the Internet (or TV) from your home solves any but
>>limited "exposure issues"
>>you're sadly mistaken - unless, of course, you plan
>>to control your kid 24x7
>>and never let him/her enter a store, a school, a
>>library, or a "fiends"
>>home.  Lots of folks do try this, and you
>>occasionally hear of them on the
>>news when they get busted for having a kid locked in
>>a closet or chained to
>>a basement wall.
>>
>>	It's easier to put on slippers than it is to carpet
>>the world.....
>>Don
>>
>>
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>>
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