by Courtney Cairns Pastor, the Tampa Tribune
Life in Colonial America had plenty of downsides – no indoor plumbing, lots of chores, rampant illnesses. But to 9-year-old Andrew Bensonoff, the worst part had to have been the lack of technology. “These days, you can e-mail or talk on the phone if someone is far from you,” he wrote for a class assignment on the 10 worst aspects of colonial life. “If I lived in colonial days, I’d have to send a letter.” The fourth-grader hates writing by hand, so he was excited when he reached a milestone at Berkeley Preparatory School last month. Finally, he was old enough for his own laptop. From fourth grade through high school graduation, all of Berkeley Prep’s students use personal laptops in class and at home.
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