Rethinking Chapter 7

In this chapter, there was a lot of talk about the various losses and gains in education if we go further into what looks like education with technology as a primary or secondary tool.  The chapter expresses feelings that in America that schooling has become more about "getting ahead' in life through getting the better education and going to a more prestigious university.  They feel that parents who have more financial gains are able to pay for other resources that a student with parents who are not as financially well.  A fear is that the thought process will steer children to a certain profession instead of broaden their horizons like education was originally intended for once the industrial revolution came around
Some of the gains of this type of education are the spread of items that can be used no matter of your financial situation.  For instance the chapter points out that many educational resources can be accessed through education at the University of Phoenix online.  The optimists feel that the use of technology like computers will not be the same for all students making them robotic, but will create a way for each student to use the technology to what suits them best.  The move to getting each student a laptop to learn from can enhance their educational resources in and outside of school.  Not to mention the computers allow students to learn in their own way that will really aid in creating discussion in classes when they access resources given by the instructor and by technological resources.
This chapter will effect my teaching by reminding me to be open to the thoughts for and against using technology in my classroom.  I tend to do a lot of my learning of useless knowledge much like the chapter explains how the students will be able to access additional resources, through searches and articles.
I feel this chapter will remind me that no matter what articles say as a skeptic on technological changes in the classroom that no one will really know how well the technology would work without trying it.