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The cry for and against computers in the classroom is a topic of concern to parents, educators, and communities everywhere. Now, from a Silicon Valley hero and bestselling technology writer comes a pointed critique of the hype surrounding computers and their real benefits, especially in education. In High-Tech Heretic, Clifford Stoll questions the relentless drumbeat for "computer literacy" by educators and the computer industry, particularly since most people just use computers for word processing and games--and computers become outmoded or obsolete much sooner than new textbooks or a good teacher. As one who loves computers as much as he disdains the inflated promises made on their behalf, Stoll offers a commonsense look at how we can make a technological world better suited for people, instead of making people better suited to using machines.
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High-Tech Heretic, Clifford Stoll
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- Released
- 2000
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- Title
- High-Tech Heretic
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Clifford Stoll
- Publisher
- Anchor
- Released
- 2000
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 240
- ISBN10
- 0385489765
- ISBN13
- 9780385489768
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, Technology & Engineering, Pedagogy, Computers & Internet, Education & School System, Technology, Children, Society, Internet
- Original title
- High-tech heretic
- Rating
- 3.45 out of 5
- Description
- The cry for and against computers in the classroom is a topic of concern to parents, educators, and communities everywhere. Now, from a Silicon Valley hero and bestselling technology writer comes a pointed critique of the hype surrounding computers and their real benefits, especially in education. In High-Tech Heretic, Clifford Stoll questions the relentless drumbeat for "computer literacy" by educators and the computer industry, particularly since most people just use computers for word processing and games--and computers become outmoded or obsolete much sooner than new textbooks or a good teacher. As one who loves computers as much as he disdains the inflated promises made on their behalf, Stoll offers a commonsense look at how we can make a technological world better suited for people, instead of making people better suited to using machines.