In nations with the highest-performing students, classrooms “contain very little tech wizardry,” writes Amanda Ripley on Slate Magazine. “Children sit at rows of desks, staring up at a teacher who stands in front of a well-worn chalkboard,” just like in U.S. classrooms in 1989 or 1959.
I think technology can be a good thing if used correctly. Unfortunately, it is very rarely used correctly in the classroom. Every year, I am seeing more and more research papers that are "copy - pasted" from the internet. Wikipedia is fast becoming the number one research for high school students (probably college students too) and we all know how reliable Wikipedia can be. There are websites out there that sell research papers, fictional stories, original poems, etc. to students if they have money.
I think technology is actually dumbing down American Society. It is an ugly and frightening trend. I yearn for the good old days when you actually had to read several books and encyclopedias to get your information, then you actually had to write the info in your own words. OH...for the good ol' days!