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I think some things are done better now. There's no point in having the math teacher check your arithmetic, a machine can do that. Administrative stuff is also
by lordnacho 3y ago
I think some things are done better now. There's no point in having the math teacher check your arithmetic, a machine can do that. Administrative stuff is also easier these days, things like recording what your homework is and communicating with parents.
But in general, why should we expect much improvement? School is mostly still a bunch of kids sitting around an adult, needing to concentrate. Having a computer means you don't have to lug around as many books, but it doesn't free you from having to read the books and do the exercises.
I'm not sure anyone was expecting a large gain from having the computers in the school to begin with, it's one of these things that happens because it gets cheaper as tech gets cheaper.
- WalterBright 3y ago> I'm not sure anyone was expecting a large gain from having the computers in the school They sure did. I remember one huge levy for "Technology in the Classroom". All kinds of magical improvements in learning was the sales pitch. There was no improvement at all, and all the promises were forgotten.
- lordnacho 3y agoDid you believe the hype at the time? I was a kid, so all I knew was that the adults knew less about the computers than the kids.