July 15, 2011

No More Blackboards At Whose Expense?

I was quite shocked to read this article from The Daily Mail which said:

A school came under fire yesterday for forcing its parents to buy a £600 hi-tech fad for their children.

Teachers at Longfield Academy, in Dartford, Kent, have succumbed to the current technology trend – Apple’s iPad2 – bulk buying 1,400 of the tablets.

From September term they will require all pupils to have one – making iPads integral to classroom lessons and homework.

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