And there will be parents who will not be able to afford it. At some schools, teachers have complained about lack of administrative support in how to work computers into the curriculum. Despite criticisms, however, the case for laptops for every student remains a compelling one. Computers, as part of our society, are here to stay, and many proponents of a laptop for every student think young people need to begin developing computer skills so they will be employable when they graduate from high school or college. According to an Associated Press news story, all 270 middle school students in Towns County, Georgia, received laptops to use at school and at home.
Entire families use the computers, which is having an effect on overall literacy in the community.
This is an account of the results of a program by the Beaufort County, South Carolina, school district to provide 300 of the district's sixth-graders with their own laptop computers. This Christian Science Monitor news story examines the pros and cons of the use of laptops by students. Inc. All Rights Reserved.