When the issue is technology, this is particularly true. Technology is also expensive and, if utilized in the wrong way for the wrong purposes, can be counter-productive. Before considering the tools of technology in education, it is necessary to clearly define the overall goals of the education process.
Technology is simply on of many tools which can be utilized to achieve specific purposes and goals.
Over the fall months of 1993, a series of four community meetings were held in which ideas were expressed and discussed. Parents had the opportunity to discuss in small groups the aspirations for their children and for the school system. Parents recognized that while schools must teach a certain core of knowledge, it is impossible to teach students everything they will need to know. Indeed, the overall body of knowledge is exploding, with a tidal wave of new, changing information hitting us continuously. Moreover, much of the knowledge that our students will need to know does not exist currently.