Week 7 - Fischbowl Blog, November - Why Wireless

The man that writes this blog has a way with words. Even if you are reading something that you don't completely agree with, his words will make you think and re-analyze your position. He makes some very good points about wireless online connection. He wrote a letter for his school newsletter about why his high school needed a wireless connection. He put this quote in his blog and I think it pegs his point completely:

"The illiterate of the 21st century will not be those who cannot
read or write,but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.
- Alvin Toffler"

Everybody will tell you that when you buy a computer that it will be obselete within the year. So why, with all the new knowledge that is learned everyday, would anybody believe that what we learned 5 years ago will be the same today.

I think with this blog, he is trying to make a point to parents that students have to have the resources available to them if they are expected to keep up with other schools and other countries. I for one think wireless access is a wonderful idea for high schools. Some students might be able to come across a laptop somewhere, but then they have parents who will not or can not pay for internet access. I think, like any other thing, wireless access should have rules for when and where the students may use the wireless connection, but on the whole it a great tool for any school to have. For more information, click here:

Why Wireless