"The state of North Carolina spent seven million dollars to tie sixteen high schools with a fiber-optic network."
"Wait a second. They spent seven million dollars so their students can watch television in school. I am wondering how may teachers they could hire and how many books they could buy for seven million dollars. What's wrong with this picture?
"Still, there's one Macintosh programmer that I met who sticks in my mind for the elegance of his code. Straight out of high school, he had no money, came from a dysfunctional family and a tough neighborhood. One outstanding teacher showed him how to program and do it right."
"Kids need to learn not to be afraid of computers, just as they shouldn't fear swimming, writing, or going to the library. At the same time, it's wrong to spend inordinate amounts of resources and attention on computers, falsely promising thet they're the key to the future. ... Computer skills no longer guarantee employment."
--Stoll, Clifford, Silicon Snake Oil: Second Thoughts On the Information Superhighway (Anchor: 1996).