At a Recent Parent Council Meeting at Your Child's Elementary

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Essay

At a recent parent council meeting at your child's elementary school, a group of parents raised objections to the use of computers in the classroom. They felt that teachers used computers solely to entertain the children and that computers were a waste of instructional time. What can you tell his group of parents about the benefits of using computers in the classroom?

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