On , May 1997 Schools have been spending a good deal of money on technology over the past few years. Let's take the second question first. A backlash against technology in the popular press has begun.
Critics rail against technology use for a variety of reasons.
A primary concern is that unproven technologies are being purchased at the expense of proven programs, notably the arts. After examining historicaluses of technology in the classroom, another analyst predicts that schools will not effectively use computers even when they are present in sufficient numbers. Social commentators have often worried that computers will dehumanize education. We all know that change always brings the naysayers out of the woodwork, both those with political agendas and those with well-meaning educational concerns. But even without the detractors, I believe educators have an ethical responsibility to continually examine how we use finite funding to make sure we provide the maximum educational bang for the buck.