How much more does KS have to spend on education?

[SdK]

What subject would it be bad for? I've used online books for all sorts of courses.

It's not that it would be bad. It's just that it wouldn't provide a meaningful improvement over a book and it would cost more.

A 150 dollar chrome book would cost more than ~5 books?

You still have to buy books for the chrome book and I know that in my town, the kids actually end up keeping the ipad so you have to replace those every year, while you get several years out of a textbook.

Keep it for the next year or as they graduate?

[SdK]

Either way I don't see it as a problem. Again I'm not super itk about this. But I am a fan as it doesn't allow for kids to end up with old ass textbooks of the school is too poor.

[Rage Against the McKee]

They keep it when they graduate.

For some subjects, old textbooks really are not a problem at all. Most textbooks that get updated are nearly identical to the previous version, anyway. I could see the ipad/chrome book being a lot better for subjects like social studies, where you could look up current events and go over a lot of areas that wouldn't be in the book. They would also be a lot better than workbooks where you rip pages out to do assignments.

I don't buy the chrome book as an adequate replacement for a computer lab. I would rather write a paper on an old ass desktop computer than a brand new chrome book.

[SdK]

Chromebooks do everything I needed as a student and I loved them. This may make me a little partial. I see your points and I agree with some of them.

I would believe, or hope, the schools that are complaining about budgets would have crunched the numbers and went with what would be best for their budget. I'm not even sure who makes the decision.

Again I'm partial because a 200 dollar chromebook was a dream for me. The current Asus and similar models are even touch screen and can flip into a tablet and would be great for having to read.

I'm not sure what the correct answer is, or the best answer, but I'm team chromebook for schools.

[LickNeckey]

if that is happening in your district it is through a local budget option. 

most schools in the state are not 1 to 1

[SdK]

I'd also hope that the software would allow for the touch screens to be treated as a workbook and allow for a stylus to use the pages as such. Could simply be sent to the teacher.

[Rage Against the McKee]

Yeah, like I said, I don't really know what sort of deals these school districts are getting. It might very well be a good thing. It's just that on the surface, it appears to be a bit of an extravagance.

[LickNeckey]

Yeah, like I said, I don't really know what sort of deals these school districts are getting. It might very well be a good thing. It's just that on the surface, it appears to be a bit of an extravagance.

actually this point is kinda what the ruling is about

some districts are providing extravagences through local tax bases while others cannot creating inequity

[steve dave]

knowing about computers good is like most of getting smart for jobs

[Emo EMAW]

will this get me vouchers for my fancy private school?

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[renocat]

I guess a lot if we raid road fund and KPERS.  Raise taxes n

[everyone shut up]

I've had several kids in the neighborhood come by asking for school donations so they can get ipads. So I guess it's not in the budget here.

[renocat]

Damn stupid kids.are going to cost society more in the run than it would cost to give them a good education now.  Raise taxes and demand teachers perform.  Make them smart.

[SkinnyBenny]

knowing about computers good is like most of getting smart for jobs

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[Canary]

Damn stupid kids.are going to cost society more in the run than it would cost to give them a good education now.  Raise taxes and demand teachers perform.  Make them smart.

"Make them smart."  Have you spent any time in a school in the past ten years?