And it may be years before solid verdicts are known on what impact technology is having on education. The subject certainly remains one of front-line interest. Almost every school, public and private, has taken major steps to bring in technology. Parents are demanding it. Federal and state government programs are backing it with large grants to wire schools and train teachers.
Every day seems to bring new committee meetings and task force reports and grant requests.
But the results are hard to pin down. Some educators fear that there will be a backlash by politicians and parents who may feel they're getting nothing back after spending so much. What I see . . . The prevailing wisdom on how to use computers in schools is changing almost as fast as the technology itself. They're on the wane, and you don't hear much good about them among experts.