Schools Week is mostly a commercial publication, but I don't know why people would pay for advice like this. Mark Anderson's first bit of advice is "Do not throw technology at schools as a panacea." No. Really? And who is doing this, exactly? I don't think anyone is. His second bit: "Do not keep edtech infrastructure fragmented." This is ridiculous in the opposite direction. Sometimes it makes sense to have a single unified infrastructure, especially in smaller jurisdictions. But often the needs are too diverse to lump everything under one umbrella. Finally, third, "Do not ignore teachers when making policy." Again, I don't think any education system anywhere is ignoring teachers. Not agreeing with them is not the same as ignoring. Pundits, instead of writing gross overgeneralizations their readers want to hear should take on the more difficult issues and challenging ideas.
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