Students Do Better Without Computers

Gogogoch writes "The Telegraph is reporting a large study that shows that the less students use computers at school and at home, the better they do in international tests of literacy and math. The more access they had to computers at home, the lower they scored in tests, partly because they diverted attention from homework. Students tended to do worse in schools generously equipped with computers, apparently because computerised instruction replaced more effective forms of teaching. " Worth noting that it took almost 20 years for PCs in the corporate environment to actually have a positive impact on productivity; might the same be true in education?

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[Anonymous Coward]

Worth noting that it took almost 20 years for PCs in the corporate environment to actually have a positive impact on productivity; might the same be true in education?

No. Education is not about "productivity". In work, it's the end result that matters. In Education, it's understanding how to get from the start to the end that matters. In most of these cases, the essece of how to get from the start to the end doesn't change if you're using a computer or not.

And computers distract from learning those things.

So no, fuck you, and take your 1990s "computers will solve all of societies problems if we give 'em to the kids as larvae" attitude and shove it in your goatse.