Here's another contribution to the recent Education Technology debate on whether information and communications technologies (ICTs) are a worthwhile investment in schools. With Rob van Son, I am inclined to agree that "the question is not whether, but how ICT can be useful in education." That said, his argument that, "In my opinion, the only real question is How can technology benefit failing schools?" is an odd turn indeed, but perhaps mot surprising after a narrow definition of the purpose of education, "to improve the future Wealth, Health, and Happiness of the children" (his capitalization), his discussion of the productivity of teachers, and his reduction of educational theory to a debate between Athenians and Spartans.
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