That sounds like a good idea. Most school districts are strapped for
funds and things like infrastructure maintainance and training are not
high on the priority scale.
There have been some business involvement in the San Diego area where
volunteers use donated material to wire schools for internet access.
That is great; however, the schools are left to fund the computers and
the teacher training.
Still, there is no cohesive plan on how to use computers in a learning
environment.
Suzanne Stephens wrote:
>
> Some of our local ISPs volunteer their time at Ashland schools to teach
> computer skills to teachers and students. Perhaps that's a way some of us
> could make a difference?
>
> Suz
>
> John wrote:
> You are touching a sore spot with me!! My wife is a teacher in a local
> >middle school (junior high). As Kathy and Suz indicate, it is more than
> >just throwing computers into a classroom and expecting a magical
> >transformation and instant learning. Fact is that most teachers are
> >ill-equiped to deal with the 30+ students in the class now. Many
> >students come to school ill-equiped to learn as success in education is
> >not reinforced in many homes. Compare the parent attendance at a Little
> >League (or any other sport) games as opposed to parent attendance at
> >school functions and parent involvement in school affairs. IMHO, there
> >is a direct correlation in parent involvement in school and the students
> >willlingness to learn.
>
> Suzanne Stephens, Dave Stephens Design; Ashland, Oregon
> 541-552-1190, 541-552-1192 http://www.KickassDesign.com/
>
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