That ' s why we talk about competencies rather than skill sets. Steve Neal suggested that the State Superintendent of Public Instruction from Arizona would be an excellent person to invite in to talk with us. He heard her at the Indianapolis Economic Club. Talking with people like that would be good to broaden our horizons. It says there is a way you can document or make some connection between student achievement and the use of technology.
Industry wants people who can make good choices, good judgments, and know where to go for answers.
The Milken Foundation goes around the country and spends a lot of money on technology in education. If you look at Indiana, we have not set very high goals in technology. When you compare us with the rest of the nation, we don ' t have it. Check out the Milken web site. Steve has worked with one of the school systems and the teachers are pretty much technology poor.