Computers vs Textbooks

Annie Lien and Anthony Lee

For The Department Of Education is asking for $42 million dollars towards laptops for public schools. Their goal is that every public school student has a laptop and every teacher has been trained to use this in the classroom by 2015. This plan will generate a higher learning environment for the students who are not fortunate enough to be able to go to private schools. It will eliminate the use of textbooks, give a direct communication between the teachers and students, Is it necessary that every student should be given the opportunity for this. It will change the way the students learn and could possibly make it easier. It’s important, however, that the DOE is able to accomplish their goals. If they can, it will change the way public school students learn. All in all, it’s a part of the inevitable. Against Public schools should not adapt traditional textbook learning to laptop learning. Although technology is convenient, it is too expensive. The school would also always have to worry about students stealing the laptops. Although students occasionally steal their given textbooks, there is a much higher chance a student would take a laptop instead. A laptop has many functions besides doing schoolwork and the school cannot control how people make use of their time on the computer. Some may study better while some might just play around.