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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]to NP - my comments decrying the reflexive opposition to a new and intriguing use of technology in education - one that has seen commercial success (e.g. Stanford On-Line) - were not meant as personal attacks, but rather to point out an attitude that is detrimental to learning (i.e. "it can't be done", "it's impossible").  I will apologize to anyone who took offense at my comments - the intention was not to demean someone personally, but to oppose the use of baseless assertions and persistently negative comments without basis.   You have included my question/comments on profit in your post - I think it's clear that this was in response to the comment on "profiteers" - an ad hominem attack that is simplistic, naive and unnecessary.  I stand by my comments on profit - whatever station you enjoy in life in this country you are a beneficiary (and dependent) on the profit principle.  It doesn't promote effective change to attack people as profiteers and ignore the merits of their proposals.  There are more and more examples of alternatives to public schools and changes within public schools that are working to educate more children to a higher level, more efficiently.  I don't have all the answers, but I've put forward several options and brought to the discussion alternatives that others have tried with success.  I hope these will be considered on their merits and not simply derided and dismissed.

I welcome your comments providing feedback and will continue to consider them as we engage in a discussion of technology that appears to have great potential for addressing many of the difficult problems that our school system is grappling with - e.g. class size, achievement gap, access to specialized instruction/classes and transportation.[/quote]

NP back.  I read your response and I understand what you are saying.  Yet, when you replied to the "it's not possible poster" you didn't address any of his or her concerns.  Start there.

I am not that poster.  And, frankly, I don't agree with everything that the person said.  However, I think that you were completely off the mark when you moved immediately to belittle with personal attacks rather than to address the merit (or not) of the argument.

School systems and funding organizations like cities, counties and other municipalities would -love- to move to more intensive use of technology in classrooms.  Taxpayers would be elated if the cost of running a school system dramatically decreased because of the use of technology.

Using technology could be a remarkable cost savings over the cost of paying a teacher and could be a way for school systems to continue to educate effectively despite the growing and increasingly urgent teacher shortage.  Yet the efficacy just is not there.  In fact, every single one of the technology programs that I have reviewed in the past year, and I have reviewed many, seem to ignore the basic tenets of good teaching and learning.  Until the program developers begin to focus more on learning outcomes and less on the marching band of "use technology for technology's sake" I fear that we won't make any more progress than has already been made.  And we may even begin marching backwards.

My encouragement to you is to go back and consider the prior responses you have had.  They seem to be coming from front-line staff, teachers, who are interested in the topic and giving you their perspective.  When you begin to understand what they are saying then perhaps you will be able to address some of the issues hindering the expanding use of technology in the classroom.  Instead of cutting off the "it's not possible" poster, listen to what she or he is saying.[/quote]

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