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This article cites some very questionable research and seems to have a lack of rigor, in general. It's all fine to dislike Google, but technology is going to be

This article cites some very questionable research and seems to have a lack of rigor, in general. It's all fine to dislike Google, but technology is going to be a part of your kids' lives whether you like it or not. It is to their detriment if you believe otherwise.

cjbest 7y ago
Even if you accept technology will be part of their lives, it doesn't follow that any addition of technology in the classroom is good. How much rigor should we ask of evidence showing it's bad? Does the evidence showing it's good clear that bar?
banku_brougham 7y ago
I didn’t learn computer science until late, what I learned in school was how to think, question, recognize truth. Also reading and math.
m463 7y ago
There is a difference between technology and surveillance. You CAN have one without the other, and I think we should create the world our children need, not the one that's more conveient for them.
andrewzah 7y ago
> technology is going to be a part of your kids' lives So, we're supposed to throw our hands up in the air and just allow surveillance and tracking as companies wish? Or allow schools to train kids to use google or apple so they become customers later on? Technology -can- improve learning, definitely. This does not mean it -does- improve learning in every case. Regular software (especially for businesses) is often crap, so why would educational software necessarily be any better or enhance learning? > and seems to have a lack of rigor This is like saying "2+2=4" seems to have a lack of rigor. Google doing stuff like this should be a surprise to no one. This behavior targeting teachers, who frequently lack time and money, is almost predatory. This is such a dismissive, prototypical HN comment on a post where someone is trying to bring light to an issue.

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This article cites some very questionable research and seems to have a lack of rigor, in general. It's all fine to dislike Google, but technology is going to be

by huslage 7y ago

cjbest 7y ago
Even if you accept technology will be part of their lives, it doesn't follow that any addition of technology in the classroom is good. How much rigor should we ask of evidence showing it's bad? Does the evidence showing it's good clear that bar?
banku_brougham 7y ago
I didn’t learn computer science until late, what I learned in school was how to think, question, recognize truth. Also reading and math.
m463 7y ago
There is a difference between technology and surveillance. You CAN have one without the other, and I think we should create the world our children need, not the one that's more conveient for them.
andrewzah 7y ago
> technology is going to be a part of your kids' lives So, we're supposed to throw our hands up in the air and just allow surveillance and tracking as companies wish? Or allow schools to train kids to use google or apple so they become customers later on? Technology -can- improve learning, definitely. This does not mean it -does- improve learning in every case. Regular software (especially for businesses) is often crap, so why would educational software necessarily be any better or enhance learning? > and seems to have a lack of rigor This is like saying "2+2=4" seems to have a lack of rigor. Google doing stuff like this should be a surprise to no one. This behavior targeting teachers, who frequently lack time and money, is almost predatory. This is such a dismissive, prototypical HN comment on a post where someone is trying to bring light to an issue.