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Author David Shenk ("Data Smog," HarperCollins, 1997) says that wiring the
schools may be the wrong approach toward improving education: "I think we
need to be very, very skeptical for a number of reasons. First of all, it's
important to realize that education is not the same as accessing
information. We don't have a problem accessing information easily and
cheaply in this country. We've had great libraries and even adequate school
libraries for a long time. Education is actually the limiting of
information. You have a teacher who lets in a little information each day
in each class that fits in with what you already know and puts it in
context. A child adds a building block per class to help formulate
knowledge and wisdom. Then they're able to go out and access information
and learn more themselves."
Investor's Business Daily, 30 Apr 97
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