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Originally Posted by BlueMac
I'm going into 8th grade, and, while I would like computers to be more effective the classroom, I don't believe that technology should take over conventional teaching practices. The teachers get benefits and get paid well. Technology should not take over that job. And while it may be helping "save trees", it sure means a lot more money goes into the laptops, if they are Macbooks, which are about $2000, and each student in the grade gets one, and there are about 80 students in the grade, then that is $160,000. And obviously, that money comes from the taxpayers paying property tax, and while there may be some benefits, the downsides give much to worry about. What if something happens to the computers? What is they all get infected? Is the school going to pay more money to get new ones or repair them? And what about the teachers? They will have to write quizzes now, and, since they are accustomed to not writing quizzes test exams etc, will it be of good quality?
I don't think school systems are ready to do this.
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Really? I'm going into 8th grade too! Yippee! My school (Oakland School for the Arts) gives laptops to 11th and 12th graders, however up until last year it is grades 9-12.
For us, it doesn't take over conventional practices, but students can take notes on their laptop, use them for homework, etc. It really enhances the classroom experience!