Comments on: What the Numbers Don’t Say http://jpoletti.wordpress.com/2007/03/02/what-the-numbers-dont-say/ Education Worldview of Joe Poletti Fri, 24 Jul 2009 13:36:34 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: James Butler http://jpoletti.wordpress.com/2007/03/02/what-the-numbers-dont-say/#comment-146 James Butler Sat, 03 Mar 2007 21:03:20 +0000 http://jpoletti.wordpress.com/2007/03/02/what-the-numbers-dont-say/#comment-146 Pentium .... what is that? Just kidding. My classroom computers take 20 minutes to boot because the software is too advanced for the processor. I'm running Vernier lab programs copyright 1994, the processors cannot handle the "free" upgrades that the company offers. I could go on but it would just be sad. When it comes to technology, we as teachers have grown to accept that it could always be worse. Sixteen very slow computers are still better than none at all. Frankly, upon arriving at Croatan High I was excited to see any computers in the classroom. The Jacksonville High School Science Lab that I left only had two electrical outlets in the entire room, so we could not have plugged them in if we did get any. The harsh reality that I have come to accept is the tax payers and leadership (county commissioner) will never adequately fund technology. Of this I am 100% certain. We will always be behind the technology curve. I am just thankful we are not still using stone tablets to write on. You can get used slide-rules real cheap on e-bay! But keep fighting the fight Joe!!!! Pentium …. what is that? Just kidding. My classroom computers take 20 minutes to boot because the software is too advanced for the processor. I’m running Vernier lab programs copyright 1994, the processors cannot handle the “free” upgrades that the company offers. I could go on but it would just be sad.

When it comes to technology, we as teachers have grown to accept that it could always be worse. Sixteen very slow computers are still better than none at all. Frankly, upon arriving at Croatan High I was excited to see any computers in the classroom. The Jacksonville High School Science Lab that I left only had two electrical outlets in the entire room, so we could not have plugged them in if we did get any.

The harsh reality that I have come to accept is the tax payers and leadership (county commissioner) will never adequately fund technology. Of this I am 100% certain. We will always be behind the technology curve. I am just thankful we are not still using stone tablets to write on. You can get used slide-rules real cheap on e-bay!

But keep fighting the fight Joe!!!!

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