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Stephen Downes

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Miguel Guhlin points to this article arguing that "despite the blossoming body of evidence suggesting technology in schools might actually hinder learning, Australian education has been fooled by the vacuous claims of tech companies and relinquished control of our classrooms to those who care only about lining their own pockets." It's important to remember that schools serve two important functions: the first is to provide a free public education for everyone, and the second is to ensure all children are supported and cared for, especially if parents work. We could probably replace the first part with learning technology. But the second is a lot harder to support without schools, as we learned during the pandemic.

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