tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27584252.post6274560717371617628..comments2024-03-29T20:08:42.437+11:00Comments on Boy on a bike: Role models and austerityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-27584252.post-75271443590440673692009-05-24T21:51:02.899+10:002009-05-24T21:51:02.899+10:00If you were an engineer in the 60s and 70s (and I ...If you were an engineer in the 60s and 70s (and I was in the 70s but a student in the 60s) the most important tool was a slide rule. I still have one from way back then. <br /><br />The big debate at my school, (much like yours by the description) though today it has collected the adjective 'elite' to its name courtesy the MSM, was whether we could bring a slide rule into our examinations or whether we would have to use log tables.<br /><br />I think you may be right about laptops for kids but the issue goes way beyond that to what constitutes a sound and useful education.Wandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13784695856838507417noreply@blogger.com