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How Technology Changes Classrooms

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the way-more-porn-for-starters dept.

Corrupt writes "Just ask 11-year-old Jemella Chambers. She is one of 650 students who receive an Apple Inc laptop each day at a state-funded school in Boston. From the second row of her classroom, she taps out math assignments on animated education software that she likens to a video game."

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  1. Nice! by DigitAl56K · · Score: 5, Funny

    She is one of 650 students who receive an Apple Inc laptop each day

    I wish I could receive an Apple Inc laptop each day! Sounds profitable ;)

  2. Re:What's wrong with an abicus? by DriedClexler · · Score: 5, Funny

    Seriously, what's wrong with the abicus?

    The spelling?

    (Disclaimer: I wish English would simplify its entire spelling system, blah blah blah.)

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  3. Re:Every day? by strabes · · Score: 4, Funny

    Nothing the government does in Massachusetts is wasteful.

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  4. Re:As an English teacher... by dkleinsc · · Score: 4, Funny

    Our chief problem is that we're discouraged from teaching grammar, and needing to entertain the students ... Our 2 chief problems are that we're discouraged from teaching grammar, needing to entertain the students, and a lack of basic math and composition learning in elementary schools ...

    I'll come in again.

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