Michigan Tells High School Students To Get Online
from the click-click-graduate dept
Michigan's state board of education is thinking about requiring high-school students to take at least one course online to graduate. The thinking behind the proposal is that it will help ensure kids are up to speed on computers before entering the workforce or going to college, but it's hard to see one online course making that big a difference. The proposal is a good idea, though, because it's also intended to familiarize students with online education, which is seeing increasing use. Too often the idea of education is tied to a classroom; the internet can provide a solid learning environment and deliver educational opportunities to people that would otherwise be unavailable. A measure that helps point this out to people is a good thing.Thank you for reading this Techdirt post. With so many things competing for everyone’s attention these days, we really appreciate you giving us your time. We work hard every day to put quality content out there for our community.
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Realistic?
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Why not!!
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More Sense
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The problem with optional is that it ignores the inevitable. Computers and the Internet are NOT going away, EVER. They are a part of all of our lives and will continue to grow to all corners of the world. They are the future and therefore ALL people should have some basic knowledge of them.
Just because you work in manual labor profession or don't make use of computers/internet on a regular basis, DOES NOT mean you won't NEED to know how tomorrow or in 20 years.
"Those who refuse to change are always left behind."
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There are only 10 types of people in the world;
those who understand binary and those who don't.
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Frankly, I question the motives of the education board-- can they not find anyone to teach/facilitate computer literacy? Or are they too cheap to pay for it?
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