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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot of modern work places have systems of this sort where work has to be electronically tracked and or posted  This more like the reality our kids will be facing in the future.  Maybe it just is real-life and kids need to learn to managed print and electronic information.[/quote]

There are some things computers are very good at.  That probably is why they're used at your workplace.

There are other things that computers can assist with, but aren't really necessary

Then there are things computers cannot do at all.

Elementary education is one area where computers, in my opinion, can assist in only very limited ways.   Think about it.  When we all went to school ourselves, there was probably one classroom teacher (no aides), 25+ students, and no computers or electronic means of communicating with students.  Yet somehow ... everyone - parents, kids, teachers, everyone - knew what the homework was, IF they cared to.  Show my mom a big report I spent a long time and effort working on and got an "A" on? You betcha.  Tell my mom about the spelling words I was supposed to learn but didn't?  Probably not.

Even the biggest supercomputer in the world cannot motivate nor teach.  Great teachers and involved parents are what schools need, not great computers.

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