Monday, October 24, 2011

This article describes how Waldorf School in Silicon Valley does not use technology at all in any elementary schools. The school continues to focus on traditional teaching techniques that include interaction, pens and pencils, and books. This approach is gaining momentum in California and is a counter to the new push in many school districts to better equip all schools with the latest technology. The learning environment at the school can be more interactive than BHS, but that is to be expected in an elementary school. Technology can be very useful if there is a lack of traditional learning tools to use, which is not the case in elementary schools. Elementary schools should usually be obligated to teach children about technology so they know the dangers and can make positive decisions when they go online. This type of school and its unique characteristic of teaching children, whose parents work at many high tech companies, have the luxury of leaving that up to parents. Technology can create more distractions than new opportunities in education at this point, but if it is not incorporated it will not improve.

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