> From: Kirby Urner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > To: 'Arthur'; [email protected] > Subject: RE: [Edu-sig] re: Beyond CP4E > > > There's a difference sure. Not all kids are lucky enough to have direct > access to originals -- Vatican Library a case in point. What you get in > cyberspace may well be "second best" in many cases. But then, considering > the situation globally, the choice is often between "second best" and > "none > at all."
I think if you took a harder look at the bandwagon of desktops on each students station you would conclude that the effect in practice will be second best at the expense of something better in a large percentage of the cases - and even worse, standardization around all of these compromises. What seems to entice you is in recognizing the technology as disruptive, and therefore an opportunity around which to organize change. And I recognize how seductive that opportunity seems. And sympathize. But disagree, based not on a judgment as to your intentions. Inadvertently, in my view, you are drumming in beat with folks looking to provide simple answers to complex questions, and for the wrong reasons. And diverting our attention - this thread being an example. > > Speaking of Shakespeare, I think the computer has brought us as close as > we've ever come to Prospero's books. Check Google if the allusion isn't > clear. Google. Humbug. I'll walk to the library. ;) Art > > Kirby > > _______________________________________________ Edu-sig mailing list [email protected] http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/edu-sig
