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August 04, 2009

Online push in California schools
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Too bad it took a budget crisis to do this, but perhaps it’s the cloud’s silver lining.

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has unveiled a plan to save money by phasing out school textbooks in favour of internet aids.

Gov Schwarzenegger wants to cut hundreds of millions of dollars in state spending each year.

He says converting to online study will also help keep pupils more up-to-date.

Carrying around heavy antiquated texts is a waste of trees, effort, and good posture. Online texts are an improvement, but they have their drawbacks, as they may not be accurate or updated frequently enough.

For some classes, it may make sense to have the students go out and research their own topics, via the Internet, and create their own “text” of sorts. Then each student may have an opportunity to teach the class himself or herself.

I think that the Internet is the only “textbook” you need. More on this later.

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