Schools often use computers in an administrative capacity. This includes maintaining student records and managing school information. Computers may be used to track student attendance and grades. Many schools have email systems as a form of communication.
School libraries often use an electronic system for locating books in lieu of the traditional card catalog. Each school district differs in its administrative uses of computers, with the budget playing a major role.
Computer Schools: A Program for the Future
“There won’t be schools in the future …. I think the computer will blow up the school. That is, the school defined as something where there are classes, teachers running exams, people structured in groups by age, following a curriculum—all of that.” (Popular Computing, October 1984, p. 11)
Do you think that schools will change but not be all online? Do you think it is possible that school administration may be centralized in one place like a government department that keeps all timetables, budgets and administration for all schools and the school buildings just have teachers and students.
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It is possible that one day in future the structure we consider "schools" will no longer exist. I think that is to be expected as much of the American education system was created during the industrial revolution simply as a means to keep children out of trouble for eight hours of the day. As society becomes more advanced we will need a system that teaches more but requires less time devotion. distance learning could be the stepping stone to that answer.
Schools in Thailand serve the community and have a lot of events and activity that is not academic. In the west you call them Community Centers I think. This idea of the school building serving the community may be a future direction.
I agree that technology will change how education is delivered.
Pisutr
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