[edi581] stoll article
- From: mark moon <mooner1776@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: edi581@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 2 Aug 2004 07:04:59 -0700 (PDT)
As with any set of opinions, the answer lies
somewhere in the middle. Stoll does raise some valid
points. Technology is not the solution to our
schools. It is certainly a tool to improve what we
do, however, it is not the fix to a broader problem.
As Stoll suggests, in some ways it exasperates some of
the issues. One of our struggles as educators is to
get our students to critically think. It is not that
computers do not allow for that, but surfing the web
does not strengthen that skill. As a social studies
teacher it is common knowledge students have no
problem gathering info, it is disseminateing that info
that presents problems. Likewise, computers do not
solve the problems of discipline and lack of
attention.
Stoll, however, risks coming off as an old
crumudeon. computers are an integral part of the
business and social world. Education has an
obligation to introduce students to computers.
Schools have a responsibility to prepare studetns for
the outside world, and to help parents make them a
well rounded individual. Computers open up a students
world while helping to prepare them for the future.
Just as the television has not destroyed society, nor
will computers in school.
Mark Moon
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