The All Digital School

Introduction

Technology in the classroom is a major threat to the education provided throughout the U.S. and the future of America. In his essay "The Haves and Have - Nots," Lynell Hancock strongly emphasizes the threat technology has in the classroom and across the various cultures within the US: "Technology, despite its potential to level the social landscape, is not yet blind to race, wealth, and age" (Hancock, Lynell 542). Statistics currently show that nearly thirty percent of American households have access to the World Wide Web, but what about the other seventy percent (Vivian, John 219). Schools in the United Sates provide one computer for every twelve students; the problem however lies in the varying qualities of computers in richer schools compared to poorer schools. The computers provided in small, rural areas lack the technology of metropolitan areas; lack of technology causes the rural areas to fall far behind the bustling city and lessens the chances of an equal education (Hancock, Lynell 543). Until we can find a means to distribute technology without discriminating against income, we should no allow technology in the classrooms.

Loss of creativity is yet another threat of the World Wide Web. Students with access to the web need not bother with learning the material or formal ways of writing; they can buy their papers for English class and have someone online check or do their math homework. Never mind with studying history lessons and searching the book for answers, one can simply "Ask Jeeves" and the answers appear! Books, especially reference books, have become obsolete; all required research can be done online. Students no longer use the library, unless, of course, they need the all powerful Internet, without which it is not likely the student could function and perform in school.( Parikka:56) Furthermore, exactly ...