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In mid-2000s there was a trial in my region's elementary schools that had students equipped with PDAs and keyboard and they could use those to write their essay
by macspoofing 6y ago
In mid-2000s there was a trial in my region's elementary schools that had students equipped with PDAs and keyboard and they could use those to write their essays on. It was obviously stupid but someobody thought like you and made the assumption that technological improvement for the sake of technological improvement is better than just using something that is low-tech and way better.
>Instead education is still stuck in 18th century
Nitpick. Education is not stuck in the 18th century.
- ClumsyPilot 6y agoIf they just rolled out this initiative across the country without a second thought, then you could call it stupid. If they carefull trialed it and got scientific data as to PDA's effectiveness, then you have no right to declare 'obvious stupidity' of any sort, no matter what the results were.