Computers and the Internet can provide self-directed, ongoing instruction to improve teaching skills. Computers help filter massive amounts of information. When research is done using books and libraries, the challenge is to find information. Even if the proper resource is found, the book may not be in the library the student is using. Our goal is not to purchase computers, but to upgrade our children's education to prepare them for the world they already live in.
Computers are an increasingly indispensable element of that world.
This is a situation that will not go away, and will in fact become more pressing with each passing year. Today's work environment is based on computer technology that is continually being refined and upgraded to incorporate more and more complex applications. We need to begin now to fully integrate computer technology into our current teaching and administrative environments, so that when our children finish school they will be able to compete successfully for good jobs and lead fully productive lives.