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Re:How Computers Entered the Classroom, 1960–2000 by WalterBright on Monday March 04, 2024 @07:34PM (#39598003)
> I'm not sure anyone was expecting a large gain from having the computers in the school

They sure did. I remember one huge levy for "Technology in the Classroom". All kinds of magical improvements in learning was the sales pitch.

There was no improvement at all, and all the promises were forgotten.

Re:How Computers Entered the Classroom, 1960–2000 by lordnacho on Tuesday March 05, 2024 @02:16AM (#39600312)
Did you believe the hype at the time? I was a kid, so all I knew was that the adults knew less about the computers than the kids.