Robbie's+Critique

At the start, I was a little skeptical of Cuban's outcomes for his readers. As a I progressed through the book, however, I began to get a better understanding of his point of view. Cuban does a thorough job of mapping the history of technology in schools and the reception that each "new thing" has encountered. There are always the motivated ones who embrace the change head-on, those that catch on a little later after they've gotten more information, and those that are dragged kicking and screaming. Cuban has opened my eyes to the importance of taking the technological tools that our school systems' provide and making the most out of them, especially for the benefit of our students. He has also impressed on me that there is a lot of wastefulness occurring in the technology world, and just because you have it, doesn't mean your students are benefiting from it. If the economical use of computers in schools is important to you, I think the book is worth the read; however, I would like to see an updated version.

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