Common Core Fallacy: Students Need Expensive Technology to be Successful
None allowed in this summer math camp.
The argument that each student needs an IPad or other technology to become a ‘global citizen’ and learn math might not be true. Have you seen any research showing this to be a valid statement? When Scott Joftus of Cross & Joftus stated five years ago that
“You know we’re in a new era when school turnaround firms in the U.S. are being funded out of the Middle East,” Joftus said. “To me, that says there’s money to be made. I call this period the Wild West in education.”
it’s a good bet that the reformers are in it for the money, not the children. When children are referred to as human capital and viewed as workers for the workforce, it’s increasingly apparent to many that this ‘education reform’ is primarily for the venture capitalists and private corporations.
Can we educate students to become ‘college and career ready’ without the expense of computer infrastructure, computers and other cutting edge technology? Is it possible, even thinkable,Common Core Fallacy: Students Need Expensive Technology to be Successful | Missouri Education Watchdog: