One Computer per Student

If there were one computer for every elementary school student, the computers would sit around most of the day while the students are in language arts practicing handwriting which develops capacities for thinking and learning (Graham, Vanderbilt University), in social studies listening to stories and developing interest in the other, in math working with manipulatives to train their logic, in science studying living organisms and environments, in P.E. developing physical capacities, in art developing capacities to work with form, in music developing harmony, at lunch and recess developing emotional capacities, and after school when healthy children are active outside in the sunlight and fresh air.

If there were one computer for every middle school student, the computers would sit around for extended periods of time while students are in language arts reading their favorite genre and developing critical thinking capacities, in social studies creating maps of the world developing spacial capacities, in math formulating multi-step solutions developing the capacity for problem solving, in science labs developing capacities of observation, in P.E. developing physical capacities, in art developing capacities to work with form, in music developing harmony, at lunch and recess developing emotional capacities, and after school when healthy children are active outside in the sunlight and fresh air.

If there were one computer for every high school student, the students would spend much time sitting around their computers in language arts reading and writing about their favorite genre using critical thinking skills, in social studies respectfully communicating with people around the world, in math tackling real-life problem solving, in science recording research and observations, and in the creating of graphic art and music. The challenge would be to have them step away from the computers at lunch and free time to develop social capacities, and after school to develop healthy physical bodies.