dbarrow
09-08-2006, 01:44 PM
PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Philadelphia on Thursday opened a public high school where students work on wireless laptops, teachers eschew traditional subjects for real-world topics and parents can track their child's work on the Internet.
Called "The School of the Future" and created with help from software giant Microsoft <MSFT.O>, it is believed to be the first in the world to combine innovative teaching methods with the latest technology, all housed in an environmentally friendly building. ...
*For our members who are not familiar with Philadelphia inner-city schools and their problems, this is a major mile stone and a project worth watching. If this can succeed, it will be a true marvel!
The question that begs an answer is how do these students keep their computers from being stolen by non-students in an area where you get mugged for pocket change?
Called "The School of the Future" and created with help from software giant Microsoft <MSFT.O>, it is believed to be the first in the world to combine innovative teaching methods with the latest technology, all housed in an environmentally friendly building. ...
*For our members who are not familiar with Philadelphia inner-city schools and their problems, this is a major mile stone and a project worth watching. If this can succeed, it will be a true marvel!
The question that begs an answer is how do these students keep their computers from being stolen by non-students in an area where you get mugged for pocket change?