Throw a Few Million American Teachers on the Barbie
American public school educators have been insulted, mocked, punished, shamed, blamed and threatened by politicians, Bill Gates, corporations and the media for a decade. Their …
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I’m so tired!
I’m so tired. I’m so tired of arguing with idiots. I’m so tired of educators making up useless acronyms. I’m tired of being told how …
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Has Educational Computing Jumped the Shark? (2006)
The following is a paper I wrote for a conference in 2006. The problems I identify have become more acute since. One day, I’ll revisit …
The Big, Little Paradox
For decades, many schools gave old hand-me-down computers to their youngest students. The implicit logic is that little kids don’t need the best computers. Today, …
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Dumbing Down
Although I’m only 48, I have been working in educational computing for thirty years. When I started, we taught children to program. We also taught …
What’s a Computer for? Part 2 – Computer science is the new basic skill
What’s a Computer For? Part 2 Computer science is the new basic skill Originally published in the July 2008 issue of District Administration Magazine – …
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New Trends, New Learning Opportunities
New Trends, New Learning Opportunities As we approach the new millenium, technology – and its use in schools – continues to evolve © 1998 Gary …
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Reflections of a Learning Community (1993)
In 1990, I had the great opportunity to lead professional development at the world’s first “laptop” schools. Australia’s Methodist Ladies’ College and Coombabah State Primary …
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Wrong
Insomnia can ruin a perfectly good day. I have a sense that today will be such a day. I awoke to a tweet from my …
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Literature Review on Keyboarding Instruction
Note from Gary Stager… In 1989, a great friend, colleague and pioneer in educational computing, Steve Shuller, authored the following literature review. Steve was Director …