Hi Kirby, On Sun, Nov 16, 2008 at 1:20 PM, kirby urner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So once we agree we want some kind of computer lab, the question is, what > kind? >
This sentence sounds similar to something I was just writing about...though reading on in your post it's not really talking about the same thing. Nonetheless, I paste the paragraph for your possible enjoyment .... [delete at will] It is fairly obvious that computers can revolutionize education, but now that every school has them, how does one actually realize all the latent potential residing in all those computer labs? I don't believe the details were ever very clear, just the general agreement that computers _could_ improve education. There doesn't seem to be anything fundamental about computers which affects some corresponding fundamental aspect of education, for example, so it's not like it was a revolution that was going to happen automatically. Furthermore, each subject can only be "revolutionized" to an extent which depends on software availability. Keep on keepin' on ... Charlie Cosse _______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
