Sorry was in a rush. KATC Lafayette had a summary showing each candidate's stand on schools. Scarry what 3 of them said about "needing" this and that with Technology and Schools. I won't get into the big "vote for" debate, but we did not like what we heard from particular ones. We WILL NOT have our 4yr old (we hope to have one day) in a required classroom learning how to type and surf the web! Whomever wishes to do that with their children can just go ahead and please leave us alone. James will be building kiddie bookshelves NOT a computer desk.
We so agree with you; that's why I'm going to the LEDA meeting. To swim among the sharks so that I may know how to defend against them if not to defeat them. S. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tim Fournet" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] r.com> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, July 25, 2003 12:28 PM Subject: Re: [brlug-general] Just FYI > I've just checked the web sites for the Baton Rouge and Lafayette > newspapers, and No, I didn't see any news. Got a link? > > As far as "Technology in Education," I really can't push for it very > hard. There are basic skills that K-12 students need to learn besides > computers, and I fear that putting computers in every classroom would > either be a waste of money on equipment they won't use, or a waste of > time that could be better spent teaching the basics. Learning about > computers is important, but I don't think doing that should take time > away from the things that our students aren't learning right now, like > Reading, Writing, and Arithmetic. Of course, organizations like LEDA are > all for it--these people think they'll be able to make money off the > deal by selling computers or services to schools. Computers are not a > replacement for teachers and books. > > I don't disagree that every students needs to learn basic computer > skills and that some money needs to go to that, but I also don't think > it's the key to fixing the education system, and the economy, for the > state.
