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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not PP, but I'm not jealous at all.  I think [b]Russell Kirk [/b]spoke to this issue best, way back in 1983.  Things have only gotten worse sense then:

"One of the grave faults of American schooling, at every level, is the eagerness to embrace the newest gadget (mechanical or intellectual) at the expense of the tested tools of learning. Some will remember how, during the 1950’s and 1960’s, we were told that audio-visual aids would supplant the teacher for most purposes. At gigantic public expense, film-projectors, sound systems, and other impedimenta virtually were thrust upon every school. Most of this hardware soon was locked away in closets, where it reposed until obsolete. Some firms made a great deal of money from selling it.

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No, I don't accept this claptrap from a conservative. The conservatives gave us No Child Left Behind. They have backwards ways of thinking about education. Most conservatives would abolish public education. Pray tell why do you think Russell Kirk's words are so sage? That's the most idiotic thing I have ever heard.

Would you like to go back to slates and abacuses?

This is an information economy. Writing a book with an iPad is far more relevant than stapling a bunch of pages together.

You are free to rationalize all you want, but you don't get to suggest that technology doesn't play a role in education. ACPS is behind the times. That's the truth.[/quote]

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