January 21, 1984 (vol. 94, iss. 92) • Page Image 4
… professoriate, and to present the, salary of the missing professor to the state as part of its budgeted An apple for the teacher WHEN SECRETARY of Education Terrance Bell sang the virtues of an education…
… stressing basic skills such as writing and mathematics and criticized over-emphasizing computer learning programs he reminded. us of, the Crosby, Stills, and Nash tune, "Teach Your Children Well." His ver…
… strategies have failed to use the computer as a creative reinforcement of the student's l-earning process. Bell described the trend toward school purchase of com- puters as "almost a fad." He noted, E' "Most…
… of the computer software we have now is electronic page-turning"" and "it hasn't been designed to do a A good job of interacting with the mind of &- the student.." F. Bell's evaluation points out the…
… misguided application of the computer in our nation's schools. Administrators impressed by flashy sales talk and community pressure to "modernize" M )s b . a 4 a" 4l j often miss the point. The computer as…
… sophisticated and effective.ways of thinking. To be able to operate a computer is certainly a desirable skill in our society, but even more impor- tant is an individual's ability to com- municqte with other…
… about computer-illiterate children, but it produces more well-rounded and adap- table people. The latest popular tune might be more popular, but "Reading, 'Riting, and 'Rithmatic" is the oldie but goodie…