Formalized
education began in ancient Greece with Socrates and Plato lecturing
to small groups of students, without the benefit of textbooks. This
was simply because no written material was readily available at that
time in history. But in 1450 Johannes Guttenburg invented the
printing press and formalized education changed dramatically as each
student eventually was given textbooks to learn from. The printing
press was a
true revolution in education. 550 years later, computers are no less
so. We don't see it because we are right in the middle of it, just
as people in the 15th century didn't see it then, but computers may
offer an even greater revolution than the printing press. With that
in mind, Gainesville City Schools does not want to simply follow in
the footsteps of others, we want to be innovators and leaders. At
some point, and it won't be too far in the future, every student
will have a laptop that they use every day as a classroom learning
tool, just as students now have textbooks. At Gainesville City
Schools, the future is now and "someday" is today!
Formalized
education began in ancient Greece with Socrates and Plato lecturing
to small groups of students, without the benefit of textbooks. This
was simply because no written material was readily available at that
time in history. But in 1450 Johannes Guttenburg invented the
printing press and formalized education changed dramatically as each
student eventually was given textbooks to learn from. The printing
press was a
true revolution in education. 550 years later, computers are no less
so. We don't see it because we are right in the middle of it, just
as people in the 15th century didn't see it then, but computers may
offer an even greater revolution than the printing press. With that
in mind, Gainesville City Schools does not want to simply follow in
the footsteps of others, we want to be innovators and leaders. At
some point, and it won't be too far in the future, every student
will have a laptop that they use every day as a classroom learning
tool, just as students now have textbooks. At Gainesville City
Schools, the future is now and "someday" is today!