THE GOOD NEWS Computers have high computational power. Computers have huge and accurate memory storage. High memory storage is coupled with easy access. Like the printing press new kinds of jobs are being created. The internet is breaking the corporate model for news gathering and distribution.
Publishers have no financial motive to publish on the internet.
The trend for Industry to squirrel away more and more knowledge will be balanced by the accelerated pace of development and the researchers' need to share their findings. Schools may well become a part of the knowledge explosion that has just begun. Comuputers promote expression, and the building of student product, and therefore ownership and a sense of accomplishment. The skills attained will help later in the workplace.