Listeners to this morning’s Radio 4 Today Programme may have heard Governor of California, Arnold Schwarzeneggar, talking about replacing text books with Internet-delivered curriculum materials. There’s a summary piece on the BBC news Web site.
Some commentators have immediately jumped to the view that Arnie’s initiative is a combination of cost saving and eye-catching diversionary politics. And it is easy to be cynical, especially given the current state of the Californian economy. However, there’s a real trend to be spotted as well – it’s a clear indication that, in the Obama era, American policy makers are embracing technology as a modernising force in education.
Good news for Computrac, who will provide some of the classroom technology required.
(Credit, by the way, to John Dunford, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, who was the Today Programme’s talking head on the story. As always, John’s balanced response made a lot of sense, suggesting that there’s place for all kinds of resources.)
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