Byron, you are more than correct. When I was in the sixth grade we had a program called SRA, I think, where there were levels. You would read a story, then answer questions. Then you would get the grade card, you would score yourself. 90 or more 3 times you move up. All it was, was a program on paper. El Cheapo.
Now they have AR (Accelarated Reading). They read books, and when they are finished, they go to the special computer lab to do the test. That is ALL that the computers are used for. Can you believe it? I went into the class one day, and a boy was at the back on the computer, so I went back, pulled up a chair, and sat down to help him. He couldn't read the question, much less find the correct answer. What a waste of computer equipment. Apple II really did have lots of great programs which used words and pictures that would keep the kids interested. Unfortunately, the Apple IIe businesses that made programs for school, forced legislation to pass that favored them, and their greed cost them from going to the top of the Ed. leader to the bottom. Floppy drives are have a life of their own. At some point, the drives speed will drop to the point that they would not or could not read disks forever. The greedy ed companies put anti-backup programs on their disks. With kids and diskettes, fingers get in the wrong place and make the disk useless. I checked out an educational program from a nearby college, and the first two kids who used it, accidently ruined it. Buy a backup for 10 bucks, but after that you have to buy another one for 69.95. Pigs. Buy a book and it will last a life time. Buy software and it is limited by the user and equipment. It wasn't Apple that lost to the darkside, it was companies like "Learning Company" that killed the APPLE IIe in grade School. You are right. I started from scratch, in 1986 and by 1989 my computer skills were solid, given any operating system out there. I'm still bitter about the demise of the Apple IIe. Now days, the kids have computers on which they don't have to learn keyboarding skills. I had a lady call me yesterday wanting me to pick up her Dos computer. Take it to the junkyard, I don't mess with any other kind of computer unless it has Macintosh. I may steal the harddrive and Memory, but other than that, it is crushed inside a car, where it will be recycled. Dale -- Apple2list is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... / Buy books, CDs, videos, and more from Amazon.com \ / <http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/redirect-home/lowendmac> \ Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Apple2list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/apple2.html> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/apple2list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
