Every fifth- and sixth-grader at Johnson Elementary will receive a $1,350 IBM ThinkPad computer loaded with digital versions of state-approved textbooks and 2,000 works of literature. If the experiment works, the program will be expanded to other grades.
“We think this is better than simply going out and buying more textbooks,” said Forney Independent School District superintendent Mike Smith, who expected a shortage of 600 textbooks in August. Enrollment is projected to rise 20 percent or more at the district, and it takes three months to get new books.
It was only a matter of time. Is “the dog ate my notebook” coming as an excuse for not doing homework now? -KingFish
Source: Excite/Associated Press
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