Teachers Resist High-tech Push In Idaho Schools

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday January 4, 2012 @12:20PM from the hold-onto-your-slide-rules dept.

First time accepted submitter Jack W writes "This morning's NY Times highlights the issue of learning in our public schools and the proper role of technology. The Idaho governor and his state school superintendent are advocating a legislative bill for a massive infusion of computers and on-line technology in schools and is meeting resistance from state teachers, particularly the part of the bill that requires high school students to take online courses for two of their 47 graduation credits. Superintendent Luna is quoted as saying, the computer 'becomes the textbook for every class, the research device, the advanced math calculator, the word processor and the portal to a world of information.' The article notes that the governor had received campaign contributions from technology companies and that Apple and Intel had played a part in drafting the bill."

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Re:Thinking.... by Anonymous Coward · 2012-01-04 12:51 · Score: 0, Offtopic

You're making a fundamentally flawed assumption ... that the problem with education has anything to do with learning or teaching. It just doesn't. The problem with the education system today, as much as the idiots whine about not enough money,and the other idiots whine about, whatever the idiot republicans claim the problem is, that parents refuse to be responsible for their children. I can't teach your little shit anything if you don't teach them to shut up, listen, obey, or care about learning. Everyone would be better off we we let your little felon drop out, but WIC pays you to make sure he shows up and causes problems at school.