Bill Gates Says Tablets Aren't Much Help In Education

An anonymous reader writes "In a detailed interview on the future of education, Bill Gates was surprisingly down on tablets in education — considering that Microsoft just released Surface. He said low-cost PCs are the thing for students, and he dismissed the idea that simply giving gadgets to students will bring change. Quoting: 'Just giving people devices has a really horrible track record. You really have to change the curriculum and the teacher. And it's never going to work on a device where you don't have a keyboard-type input. Students aren't there just to read things. They're actually supposed to be able to write and communicate. And so it's going to be more in the PC realm—it's going to be a low-cost PC that lets them be highly interactive.'"

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"considering that Microsoft just released Surface"

[sribe]

Oh, really? Last I heard, nobody had actually been able to use one for even 15 seconds. Why, even MS executives on stage were not able to demo one for 15 seconds without it locking up.

Seriously though dumbass, learn the difference between "pre-announce" and "release".

Re:i don't really like bill gates that much but...

[crmarvin42]

It has, you just have to be willing to see it: http://www.businessinsider.com/ipad-creative-2010-10?slop=1 http://technologizer.com/2011/12/05/how-the-ipad-2-became-my-favorite-computer/