Document Type
Issue Area Four
Abstract
As a former teacher who left the education profession before many public schools even owned a personal computer, let alone had access to the Internet, I find the potential of this technology to change the way people teach, learn, and prepare almost beyond comprehension. As the father of three young girls who will all graduate from high school in the twenty-first century, I am excited by the opportunities this window on the world is going to afford them. However, I'm apprehensive as I read and listen to discussions advocating technology-driven changes in the purpose and process of public education.
I believe that the focus of schools is, and should remain, the preparation of children to confidently and successfully enter and function in society. I have no doubt the Internet will prove to be a valuable tool in the operation of schools, in the preparation of teachers, and in the activities of children in the classrooms, but I am not convinced that this tool necessarily should, or will, change that priority. As I read more about the changes in education this technology may usher in more questions and concerns are raised than answered. Some of those questions will be addressed here.
Journal Title
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series
Volume
5
Issue
3
First Page
86
Last Page
88
Publisher
Institute for Educational Leadership, University of Northern Iowa
City
Cedar Falls, IA
Copyright
©1995 Institute for Educational Leadership, College of Education, and the University of Northern Iowa
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Cohen, Larry A.
(1995)
"Should the Internet Change the Focus of Schools?,"
Institute for Educational Leadership Monograph Series: Vol. 5:
No.
3, Article 29.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/iel_monographs/vol5/iss3/29
