Posted on 06/25/2013 10:52:09 AM PDT by jacknhoo
They will do to the iPad what they do to obama phones, sell them and take the money for drugs.
the nice thing about this is that locals will be able to get IPads, cheap, at the pawn shop around the corner, for a good long time.
They'll claim it was lost on a boating accident?
“The LAUSD will pay $678 per iPad, even though you can belly up to the Genius Bar at the local mall and pick one up retail for around $500.”
That part really got me. As I was reading the first paragraph, I was thinking: “Well at least they probably got a good bulk-by price.” Ha! Maybe they come preloaded with essential apps — like Angry Bird. Yeah, preloaded with Angry Bird, that would justify the higher price.
Question 1: Who is going to pay for all of the Ipads for the students, teachers and staff?
Question 2: Who will pay when those Ipads get abused, lost, stolen or break?
Question 3: What will happen when these Ipads needs to be recharged and who will pay the cost for all the charging they’ll need?
Question 4: What excuses will the students come up with, as to why their Ipad doesn’t work, and why they therefore can’t finish their assignment or do their homework?
Question 5: What dumbass came up with this idea?
one of the best written articles on how libs waste our money
thanks for posting
I guess :)
If they want to level the playing field for these “poor”, innercity kids,
they’ll have to shoot/lock up a lot of suburban dads.
Because that’s where the disparity is - lack of fathers.
A precise microcosim of socialism. Hardworking families buy their kids a tablet. The Left recoils in horror that not all kids have an iPad so they dream up an educational pretense to justify stealing money from middle class Americans so they can redistribute resources and hand “poor kids” (those with only a 50” flat screen TV) an iPad.
How many of these iPads will go to illegal immigrants (illegal Democrats)?
So... does the iPad replace the 40 acres or the mule?
Teacher unions will like this until someone figures out a way to have teachers replaced by electronic devices.
My kids’ private school is switching to iPads. I think it’s a terrble idea.
First, I like the idea of books being availble as ebooks, but it should be up to the family to decide what works for them. My twns shared hard copy books and the older one passed down the books to his twin sisters.
Second, there are a lot of tablets that are cheaper than ipads. I’s prefer a choice.
Personally, I think the ipads are gong to be a distraction in class. Facebbook, etc.
The kids are still going to need a laptop fbecause you can’t easily type on an ipad.
I think it is a huge waste of money for a private or public school.
“...Question 5: What dumbass came up with this idea?...”
It’s California....just pick anyone at random.
Of course, if you want to greatly increase your chances of picking the bottom O’the barrel, you can always limit your search space to their legislature.
You forgot, “How much is the taxpayer on the hook for paying for home wifi for the kids?”
I was even a stockholder for a while (bought at $90, sold at $600, thank you veramuch).
But I'm also a parent, and I don't agree with this.
If you want to make a level playing field, then take such things away from everybody.
I have YET to be convinced that computers can be used to good effect in public school classrooms.
ESPECIALLY for smaller children.
Douchenozzle article from this crackerjack rag. No substance, just a halfhearted wanker whining apologetically about something-or-other.
The world is filled with progressive bitches who call themselves “journalists” and “luddites.”
Don’t be fooled: they were NEVER courageous enough to be journalists, they were ALWAYS licking the boots of the prevailing “progressive” culture, and their fantasies about books and studiousness are the lies with which they comfort themselves as they die.
Our family is NOT poor. We do not yet believe we should be buying an ipad.
This doesn’t seem crazy.
Coming from a school district that built a 578 Million Dollar High School....
(Thats right - over 1/2 a billion bucks)
.... this seems rather normal and ordinary.
‘Leveling the playing field’ is code for, ‘grab their wallets.’
I understand. We also are not poor and none of our kids have an iPad — and they have never needed one for school.
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