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Originally Posted by BWinmill
Neither. Textbook costs are going to be the same electronically or in print, simply because publishers are going to expect to maintain their revenues. The educational outcomes are going to be the same either way, simply because very few teachers know how to use computers in innovative ways. Yet these tablets are going to add overhead in school systems that can barely afford the most important thing of all: quality teachers.
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Re: Teachers
Teachers teach to a test. All year that's all they do. I know this because I'm struggling with my son in 3rd grade right now. They don't teach to a child's interests or to truly understanding material. Not necessarily the teachers fault, but they could rise up and demand that schools get rid of these standardizing tests. Teachers unions and tenure are the bane of our educational system. Not all teachers are bad, and I think my son's current teacher could be a decent teacher. But all I ever here is FCAT FCAT FCAT. My son does not do well on standard tests like that, his mind wanders a lot. But get his attention with something interesting, or put a different spin on a subject in a fun and interesting way and you've got him hooked. My wife and I work with him at home a lot, as we should be..that's our job as parents, but I also trust these teachers who are with him for 8 hrs a day to teach him in a manner appropriate for learning, not transmission of content. I'm a trainer in the corporate world, so while adults and children do learn different, the basics about engagement are the same no matter the age.
Anyway, rant over. Sorry.