Technology Should Not Be Taught In Schools

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It’s math class, the teacher says “Turn to page 328.” There is no page 328. Wait a minute… somebody must have ripped it out! Bad incidents with textbooks are stopping kids from learning and reaching their full potential. Technology should be the primary way of learning. Not only would be using technology be more resourceful, it would replace textbooks, and would advance communities into the future.
Technology is more resourceful. There are online tools to adjust to your every need. This can be especially helpful when on the go, or with young or elderly ones. Not only that but there is much faster research. You type in one sentence and thousands of results come up. Not to mention it is much easier to turn in work, you press one button and can

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