With the exception of the Xerox machine which allowed teachers to make copies for students, schools are slower to accept technology. Removal of chalkboards is necessary for the further use of technology in the classroom because a computer can provide better visual aids than a chalkboard. Students could use multimedia to share with their peers as well. Redesigning the classroom would take big bucks, but the price of not transforming them is greater. Computers are outselling televisions, and more Americans spend more time surfing the Net than they do watching rented videos.
Interactive education is the key to the future.
The cost of all this is less than not preparing our children for the future. Teachers need to be educated in order have success. Doctor Thornburg talks about reforming education this week with technological tools. The communication age will radically change every part of our life We should quit worrying about the quality of education today and start thinking about meeting the needs of today's students. Education needs to change to meet the needs of future workers.