Issue 19: Do Computers Negatively Affect Student Growth?

By: Tiffany Tam

Lowell Monke - Yes Information acquisition

Moral & financial support

but no advances

Negative Effects

Intellectual growth & creativity sacrificed Diminution of spontaneity and instinctive

responses of learner Outdated CPUs & too complex or poorly

correlated software

Monke’s Ideas Firsthand experiences needed Limits of simulations & Obsolete lessons Ecological Impact & Change in values In wrong hands & Balancing Act Technology with Human Purpose Conclusion

Others Opinions Theodore Roszak – excess of info

Marshall McLuhan –

concrete experiences

Frederick Hess - No

Efficiencies of computer technology Major investments for new technologies

Positive Effects Individualization & Self-pacing. Organized education Experimentation & Social Experience

Hess’s Ideas Technical Difficulties Cultural Bias Traditionalists Technology & Data Management New Role of Teachers Larger class size Technology is a tool

My Opinions Technology is good & necessary Back to the basics Creativity & imagination stifled

Kandinsky