by wutang » Sat Oct 27, 2018 2:26 pm
Nivarna wrote:Surely if a School is having problems with day services and running costs, wasting money on Ipads etc should be taken into consideration. They are hardly necessities are they? Especially if seldom used.
This is where inequality becomes systematised. In an increasingly technologically-driven society the use of things like Tablets are important for functioning within it - more and more services are becoming accessible only online and more and more jobs require a basic understanding of them.
Also the range of educational functions they provide is extensive and makes them cost effective - my sis teaches primary school and they use ipads to teach everything from music, art, coding, editing, history, geography etc. Imagine how much more it would cost to buy all the separate equipment for these subjects.
If we want to tackle social inequality then all kids should have access to these things at school.
[quote="Nivarna"]
Surely if a School is having problems with day services and running costs, wasting money on Ipads etc should be taken into consideration. They are hardly necessities are they? Especially if seldom used.[/quote]
This is where inequality becomes systematised. In an increasingly technologically-driven society the use of things like Tablets are important for functioning within it - more and more services are becoming accessible only online and more and more jobs require a basic understanding of them.
Also the range of educational functions they provide is extensive and makes them cost effective - my sis teaches primary school and they use ipads to teach everything from music, art, coding, editing, history, geography etc. Imagine how much more it would cost to buy all the separate equipment for these subjects.
If we want to tackle social inequality then all kids should have access to these things at school.