Monday, October 24, 2011

School's Without Technology

     At the Waldorf School in Silicon Valley, technology is the last thing they want in their classrooms.  The students who go to this school are in no contact with any technology, they are also encouraged not to use it at home.  The classrooms mostly have chalkboard's, paper and pencils.  There are 160 other schools just like this around the United States.  They have great ways to teach students the information, like fractions by cutting up food. I would be interested if my teachers did that.
     Technology is not a bad thing though.  At Burlington High School we are the complete opposite, we encourage students to use technology in a good way. We use ipads and have twitter, Facebook, and even blogs. If it were not for technology you would not even be reading this right now.  All my teachers have web sites that i can visit if i forget the homework.  I would not be able to make it through my day without using some sort of technology.  It is a different kind of learning, but it is just as good if not better than those other schools.  At Burlington High School we are prepared for the real world, where you are going to see different technology and use it.
   

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