Teachers, computers square off: Don't like computers being teachers, a fun read

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[Outrance]

I often wondered why we didn't do this. It seems to me that children spend all their spare time playing fast paced computer games or receiving fast paced information from TV then they go into a classroom where a teacher must teach to the slowest child. Why not syndicate and simulcast the best teachers in the nation and have children participate on computer in a self paced manner with onsite teachers to act as facilitators or "on the spot tutors". This would allow children to learn without peer pressure and create a tiered system of teaching professionals with sport star status and pay commensurate with their expertise. Say 30 minutes of instruction, 10 minutes of evaluation and 20 minutes of physical activity then the same cycle again. It would keep their day interesting and wear the little devils out.

[SauronOfMordor]

"They run the very real danger of actually learning something useful, instead of a hodge-podge of liberal shibboleths and the standard left-wing catechism.

You think the CD-ROM curriculum will be anything OTHER THAN a hodge-podge of liberal shibboleths and the standard left-wing catechism?

[Maximum Leader]

Thats a very good point, because any CD-ROM curriculum would likely be hijacked by the NEA and the other usual suspects.

But in fact, since each child is learning individually, as long as the computerized classes allowed him to pass the standardized tests -- so everyone would study American History, Mathematics, and English Literature -- it should be up to the parent to decide which classes the child takes.

For example, if a Jewish family wanted their kid to take a Hebrew class as the foreign language requirement and take a Jewish history and theology class instead of the typical generic social studies class, there would be no First Amendment issues because the parents chose the program from a selection of different curriculums. No one would have a value system contrary to their family beliefs forced on them.

As long as the religious materials were donated to the school (so no tax dollars were spent on it), even the use of government supplied computersand classroom space wouldn't create a First Amendment issue.