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McCluskey, Lawrence – Phi Delta Kappan, 1994
Applies Gresham's Law ("bad money drives out good") to educators' overreliance on technology. Introducing more advanced "learning" technology without a concomitant emphasis on knowledge acquisition allows some students to operate at increasingly lower thought levels. Higher order thought processes will be displaced (and…
Descriptors: Calculators, Computer Uses in Education, Educational Technology, Elementary Secondary Education
