Re:Technology Billionaires Trying to Remake America's Schools
by pc86 on Tuesday June 06, 2017 @01:08PM
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I'll quote the part of the GP that I think you're ignoring:
> it can't scale without an...investment that, so far, society has been unwilling to make
Without making any judgment on what is proper or appropriate education funding, tax policy, or anything political like that, the GP is right. Getting tech out of the classroom 1) is not a 100% positive thing; 2) costs more than society, to date, has been willing to spend.
> Are we trying to make education cheaper, or better?
It's not a binary proposition and pretending it is is dishonest. I want to see the median increase. I want to do it cost-effectively. If the choice is raising the median 5 points by utilizing technology for a marginal change in overall cost, or raising the median 20 points by quintupling education funding, one is possible and one is not.
> it can't scale without an...investment that, so far, society has been unwilling to make
Without making any judgment on what is proper or appropriate education funding, tax policy, or anything political like that, the GP is right. Getting tech out of the classroom 1) is not a 100% positive thing; 2) costs more than society, to date, has been willing to spend.
> Are we trying to make education cheaper, or better?
It's not a binary proposition and pretending it is is dishonest. I want to see the median increase. I want to do it cost-effectively. If the choice is raising the median 5 points by utilizing technology for a marginal change in overall cost, or raising the median 20 points by quintupling education funding, one is possible and one is not.