Heard this morning about the problems with the laptop program in the Syracuse school system. I can't believe (or maybe I can) that kids spent so much time downloading porn and other things they knew were inappropriate. Unbelievable. The sad part is now they are rethinking the enire program. How can kids ever have access to new technology when they spoil it for themselves by doing things like this.
I wonder if kids in other countries who are technologically advanced in comparison to the United States have the same kinds of problems with their youth. If not, maybe that would explain why we are behind other countries when it comes to technology in education.
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It is wild, isn't it? My only thoughts are that teachers might not be giving interesting or challenging enough assignments for students to be actively engaged in. Otherwise, you couldn't pry students away from the laptops, and they would be searching relevant class material, not porn websites. I can't imagine being an administrator or teacher and being confronted with this problem. Yikes!
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