Technology Brings False Promise to Schools

This article was really interesting to me. I tend to agree with the author here that too much emphasis is placed on technology in our schools at times. I believe students should understand how to use the technology so that they can function in our society. However, this type of education sometimes gets out of hand and we end up cutting other necessary things in order to bring in as much technology as possible. Students do need to learn how to use creative thinking to solve problems and they need to learn how to do so by working with other teachers. If everything is completely computer driven, we aren't teaching kids how to think outside the box. I think some kids are getting too dependent on the technology. Here is a quote that I especially agree with:

A school's job is to build every youngster's imaginative foundation; his or her capacity for discussion and reflection and creativity.

Although technolgoy can be used to help us along in this goal, we can't forget that kids need a well-rounded education where technology is just one piece of the puzzle and we aren't using it as a replacement for something else.