The answers I get are quite telling. The rooms used to be an art studio, or a band or music room, or a library, or part of the gym. That says something about where our priorities are. Many supporters say that students find computers engaging, and that they'll be more interested in learning. There's no question that kids find computers engaging.
Kids love computers and multimedia.
They'll sit there and click on icons for hours on end. But just because something is fun to do doesn't mean it has really engaged the child's mind. Watch kids playing Nintendo or fooling around on the Web. They love this precisely because they don't have to work. Buy this program, or bring the Internet into your school, and it will make learning fun.