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I think I'm in the minority here by saying this because I am not as technically savvy as most of you, but after reading some of the comments on the article page

I think I'm in the minority here by saying this because I am not as technically savvy as most of you, but after reading some of the comments on the article page, I'm actually happy that the United States and Canada haven't rushed into this--call me old fashioned, but I think as great as it would be to have your own little tablet for school--there's a lot to be said about the typical worldly adventures young students get into by not being absorbed by the screen of a machine. Don't get me wrong, computers probably do need to be more incorporated into the school system (I know I would have liked a programming course in elementary school) but it shouldn't be all encompassing, which is what I sort of see with the steps South Korea is taking.

Apocryphon 15y ago
There's a big difference between children's picture books and college textbooks, though. College texts are clunky, overpriced behemoths that are discard year after year for superflous installments. Owning a book in hardcopy becomes worthless if the student is unable to annotate in it and treat it as his or her own because they plan on reselling it afterwards to get some money back.
- roundsquare 15y ago
  It's worse in law school. > Some of the books are enormous A lot of people I know get their books cut into smaller pieces and rebound because the books are so heavy. > Annotating the books is a necessity for many people because there is a lot of difficult reading and you need to find ways to focus on the important bits. I, for one, would welcome the digitization of as many law schools books as possible.