No matter how simple or complex the school subject, schools assign as arbitrary number of minutes for class time. The degree to which American schools are at the mercy of the clock and calendar is surprising. In this rigid system so heavily deminated by time, there is little room for students to move at their own pace, for teachers to divert or elaborate, or for personalized learning. Technology transforms learning by improving the effectiveness of existing instruction and making more time available for additional instruction. Computer and telecommunications technology pique student interest and increase motivation.
Students spend more of their own time learning and becoming more deeply involved in the process.
When instruction is designed in partnership with technology, time becomes the servant of the schools, not their master. Educators can no longer afford to avoid technology out of fear or stubbornness. Playing catch-up in this fast moving world, it can be devastating.