By Ben Wolfgang-The Washington Times
In her 45-minute speech, she focused heavily on the need for technology in the classroom, one of the causes for which Students First advocates. Ms. Rhee said the simple wiring problems she encountered in D.C. also plague schools across the country, and bringing them up to 21st-century standards will require “a sea change” in the minds of parents, teachers, school administrators and departments of education nationwide. She called technology an “equalizer” for children in poorer school districts who haven’t had the financial and other resources to compete with students from more affluent systems. But many children, Ms. Rhee said, are beginning to demand instruction that relies heavily on computers and other alternatives to the pencils and paper of the past.
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