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The computer at school: Missed opportunities?
Rafael Madoyan
The theme of computer use and misuse in schools is important for many countries, including those in my own region, the Caucasus.
It's not that we need to convince colleagues that technical progress is here to stay. Few underestimate the role of information and communication technologies, which have been declared educational priorities. But somehow we are slow getting them into our schools and thus miss the most effective learning years. Ten to 15 years ago we believed that, with our intellectual potential and traditions in this area, we would quickly become a global leader in technological education. Today we are realizing we did not even remain on the starting line but rather moved backwards - all because we approached computer technologies for education in the wrong way.
To put it even more succinctly, when we should have been embracing computers to foster enthusiastic student-directed learning, we've been using them instead for the most limited and traditional purposes - from teaching students how to join a Web forum to "renting out" equipment to our communities.
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The computer at school: Missed opportunities?