[P1] iBook article in the NYT

[Jack Rodgers]

On Wednesday, March 5, 2003, at 08:35  AM, Jonathan Fletcher wrote:

> Great article about Maine's iBook program for 7th and 8th graders in 
> the NYT. Grades up and dropouts and discipline problems down. Apple is 
> never mentioned in the article, but the word "iBook" is used late in 
> the article and Henrico County, VA is also mentioned. Well informed 
> Apple fans know that both of these programs are iBook-centric.

While recognizing the worth of the computer, I wonder if computerizing 
the schools makes the kids learn more? Have there been any independent 
tests to compare the knowledge acquired by today's kids versus kids 
from 40 or 50 years ago? Are they any better in math. Do they spell 
better, write better, etc. Taking a typing class and using a typewriter 
did not improve my knowledge base nor my writing skills, it just made 
my misspelled words easier to read.

Granted, when my trig teacher refused to take any more questions from 
me after I took him through six weeks of future classes with my 
questions in one afternoon, I might have found refuge in Apple's 
calculator with its graphs, etc.

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