It is only they who know what will give them the biggest bang for the buck. Not only can careers be enhanced but there can be at least a momentary distraction from poor student performance. However, it is one thing to provide the necessary infrastructure that will make it easier for teachers to innovate. It quite another to issue dictums that have teachers using it against their better professional judgments. Schools are now being targeted by multi-billion dollar cyberspace vendors, who would have us believe that their success in marketing their products and services qualifies them to call the shots in education.
Educators cede authority to such vendors at the peril of education.
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