The reason that we haven't seen children get full benefits is the school budget. The computers given are old, used, and out of style. Apple IIe's , which I feel are closely related to the Commodore 64 . The Apple Macintosh is also a good computer. Another reason, for the students not getting the full benefits, is vandalism.
Students damage a lot of things in the school, including computers.
Because of this reason schools are hesitant to buy a new, two-thousand dollar computer, and stick to used and old computers that the budget can afford to replace. Because of the budget, many children enrolled in large cities' poor schools won't really have experience in computers, and that is a major setback for the American dream, which I will discuss later. Because of the hands-on method of teaching, computers can keep certain students from being distracted. Lecture classes can, at times, cause some students to daydream, whereas using computer programs would help these students absorb the material presented. Computers are only an enhancement to a subject, however, and cannot replace the actual teacher.