The problem is not a lack of technology. The problem is poverty.
Comment on "Education Needs to Change as Fast as Technology," by Zack Sims. Posted at
http://www.forbes.com/sites/techonomy/2014/05/23/education-needs-to-change-as-fast-as-technology/
Mr. Sims hasn't done his homework. He points out that the "US is ranked by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, the U.S. is 31st in math achievement, 24th in science, and 21st in reading." But a number of studies have shown that when we control for the effect of poverty, our students rank near the top of the world.
Mr. Sims also has a great deal of faith in flipped classrooms. But there is no research supporting this faith. This technology is being pushed on classrooms without proper research.
The problem is not a lack of technology. The problem is poverty. The US child poverty rate is
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