It may be awkward to admit it, but in a systems processing sense, a school is nothing more than a middleman in an educational transaction. That s the way it worked, largely because that s the only way it could have worked. Another physical place, another transaction. It would be somewhat spurious to carry the analogy literally and suggest that the kids of the Digital Revolution will receive their entire schooling in front of a PC at home. While we can t ignore the fact that schools provide important socialization and mentorship opportunities for our children, the Amazon example should at least tell us that education no longer has to occur in the same four-walled spaces.
Transaction becomes interaction.
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