Job applicants with technology skills will be in incredible demand. So a graduate who does have these skills will find practically unlimited opportunities in the job market. Whatever your child s interests and talents, having access to computers and to the Internet in school will help him or her to enjoy future career choices. By the year 2003, more than half of American households are expected to be online. When Americans talk about household appliances today, they are likely to mean PCs, fax machines and modems.
Technology is everywhere.
Today s house-hunters routinely use the Internet to look for a new home. Even teenagers do their banking with computers. It all means that technology is more and more a central part of daily life. This will be even more true for then lives of our children. For a young person today, becoming comfortable with technology isn t just a job skill.