There are hosts of factors that have been affecting the pace of school classrooms as they try to keep up with technology. Often, a statement such as 'we have computers in every classroom' really translates to a 386 era PC, with the software that came out with it and a 1200 baud modem. Plus, there's simply no way to convince school boards that they should replace PCs with new ones at the same rate as any local business does. Many teachers do try to stay in step with change, but they often feel so isolated from other personnel and chained down to responsibilities for their 20 to 30 students every minute they are at school. Teachers have only minutes a day where they work when they can be free of that special responsibility to do anything else at all.
Clearly, all sides who seek changes in schools need to be aware of and respectful towards the job stresses amd restrictions of all concerned. Such conflicts as these have really been going on much too long, yielding only the rare and spectacular changes that only affect a few students.

Knowing I put my life at risk for posting this question, I post it anyway. Why does everyone need their own cellphone? Five people in one house yields five cellphones. Why do children under the age of ten need a cellphone? Have you ever wondered what people talk about on their phones, the folks who look nearly clueless? And being that so many callers are talking more than every before, does this mean that life's eternal problems are being solved just that much faster?

I like gadgets as much as anyone, but really guys...