My partner, who works at a school, shared an email with me this morning that said "We just received 15 cases of copy paper. This has to last us to the end of th

My partner, who works at a school, shared an email with me this morning that said "We just received 15 cases of copy paper. This has to last us to the end of the year." Usually when you try to make an honest effort to improve things, you make a ranked list of things that will have the most impact, not a ranked list of things that will be the most entertaining to you. I wonder if these people who think this is a good idea have polled the teachers to see what they think of the idea. I get that part of the silicon valley ethos is "we know best" but come on -- is the "if we gave people what they asked for, they'd get a Zune" approach appropriate for education, when the flaws are so glaringly obvious? The teachers and schools need more money that goes to teachers and student resources, not more iPads, smartboards, bullshit-artist AI, or overinflated admin salaries. Just call this what it is -- entertainment for technologists.