Originally Posted by Val
I wish someone would explain schools' fascination with iPads to me.

Let me quote a fascinated school principal that I disagree with.

http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Many-US-schools-adding-iPads-apf-1245885050.html

Many US schools adding iPads, trimming textbooks
Many US public schools providing iPads to students, moving away from traditional textbooks
By Stephanie Reitz, Associated Press | AP – Sat, Sep 3, 2011

At Burlington High in suburban Boston, principal Patrick Larkin calls the $500 iPads a better long-term investment than textbooks, though he said the school will still use traditional texts in some courses if suitable electronic programs aren't yet available."I don't want to generalize because I don't want to insult people who are working hard to make those resources," Larkin said of textbooks, "but they're pretty much outdated the minute they're printed and certainly by the time they're delivered. The bottom line is that the iPads will give our kids a chance to use much more relevant materials."

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I did not realize that algebra or history textbooks became outdated so quickly.