The mentality of "Just throw technology at it!" is spreading over the world, it's not just the US. Even here in Iceland, where we are really not doing too grea

The mentality of "Just throw technology at it!" is spreading over the world, it's not just the US. Even here in Iceland, where we are really not doing too great on the PISA exams (and getting steadily worse - so it's hard to say the problem is lack of technology), and there is not sufficient funding for schools, you have people calling for "modernisation" of the school system which always involves spending inordinate amounts of money on giving iPads to students. This is at the same time as competent teachers are moving jobs in droves as they get paid shit, and only the bad ones who can't get jobs elsewhere remain. I just don't understand these priorities.