Submission + - Continued opposition to laptops in schools
theskeptic writes: "The WSJ has an article about opposition to programs to provide laptops to 6-8th grade kids saying that the kids are wasting too much time online browsing dangerous sites, instant messaging friends and browsing myspace. Parents are worried that serious learning is being neglected in the quest to "dazzle up presentations with fancy fonts instead of digging through library books." Some parents however are "enthusiastic laptop proponents", one saying "the laptop has helped her twelve-year-old son master critical professional skills like how to compile a PowerPoint presentation.""
