Do students need access to technology in the 21st century. If so why? If not why not?
I think that students do need access to technology in the 21st century. If the purpose of education is to prepare young people for a life after leaving school, then technology needs to be a big part of that education. After leaving school students will need to make decisions on whether to go college or into the working world, both of which ( in today's technology reliant society) require AT LEAST a minimal knowledge of technology. Technology is not something that most people can readily master, and access is key to understanding technology. Without practice or an introduction to technology (both demand access), students seem to be at a severe disadvantage in terms of the amount of resources available to them, a lack of working knowledge of technology which can lead to academic consequences as well as becoming an undesirable future employee.