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I'm very interested in the point made regarding interactive children's education. High schools across the country seem to think that giving students iPads to u
by agscala 15y ago
I'm very interested in the point made regarding interactive children's education. High schools across the country seem to think that giving students iPads to use as text books is a good idea. I think that if I was in high school and I had an iPad, I'd be surfing the web the entire time I was in class. I'm certain that's what the next generation will be doing if high schools do indeed end up going that route.
- heynk 15y agoAnd then some entrepreneur will realize this problem, and sell a solution that prevents students from surfing the web while in class. I never got all the fuss about digitizing education, because it seems like the biggest downside is 'distractions.' Even if there is no way to prevent distractions, are digital textbooks not worth the improvement in costs, accessibility, and breadth (and type) of information?
- agscala 15y agoIt's hard to estimate the power of distraction for students. Having interactive textbooks would be really awesome, but what does it matter if kids are just playing Angry Birds instead? Also the cost benefits aren't really all that great. Schools typically reuse textbooks and iPads are very expensive and are more prone to damage.