... use a computer is like learning to drive a car. Once a person learn the basics, the rest is simple. It's something everyone should be capable of doing. It is also necessary in today's society, because we rely on computers for everyday life. But to ... but are diminished when operating a computer. The computer imposes a structured type of thinking that is inappropriate for the young child, diminishing their potential. Spelling and grammar checks, for example, allow a lack of discipline in writing, which is bad for children. They need to develop the ability to write in a disciplined way....

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• Grade Level: High School

America's Guilty Pleasure "Everywhere I go, everyone's playing solitaire" (Brewer 1). Many people are addicted to it. Personally, every time I get on the computer I seem to find it necessary to play at least one game of solitaire. It is not even to just play one game, but win one game. Numerous people would be lying if they ... who shall remain nameless, would often give us what we considered busy work. We would have to do vocabulary in small groups or do work from grammar books. My teacher would then go sit down at her computer and "work" there for the rest of the period; this often bothered...

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Schools in the 1770's Schools back in the 1770's were very different, Massachusetts and Connecticut both had laws saying every town with fifty families or more in the town must hire a teacher and build a schoolhouse. Most schools in the 1770's had only one room; witch was freezing cold in the winter. Some towns are considered very lucky to have a schoolhouse because most towns ... on the students. They wrote on birch bark for their lessons they worked on. There were no chalkboards, globes, or maps for the children to use. The puritans believed that everyone should be able to read the bible. W...

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• Grade Level: High School