Sadly, I just found out today that the school district I tutor for is considering removing internet access from its schools in an effort to save money in the face of massive budget cuts next year. While I do think teachers (and heat on a cold day like today) are more essential to education than the web, I can't help but think that removing technology access from public schools is somehow not in the best interest of our young people. How many modern students would survive college without being web savvy? Many of the students I work with can't afford internet access at home, so their only option for doing web research is at school or public libraries which they or may not have access to.
I know, money is money, but I still think it's a rotten idea. To liven the mood I'll share this video, which probably supports the idea that education has already fallen far enough. In the future, everyone may be as dumb as this guy. Enjoy!
NOTE: I intentionally butchered the title of this post. I shouldn't have to qualify that, but folks are so serious these days! :)
~EJW~
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