High-Tech Heretic: Reflections of a Computer Contrarian (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780385489768)

The cry for and against computers in the classroom is a topic of concern to parents, educators, and communities everywhere. Now, from a Silicon Valley hero and bestselling technology writer comes a pointed critique of the hype surrounding computers and their real benefits, especially in education. In High-Tech Heretic, Clifford Stoll questions the relentless drumbeat for "computer literacy" by educators and the computer industry, particularly since most people just use computers for word processing and games--and computers become outmoded or obsolete much sooner than new textbooks or a good teacher.

As one who loves computers as much as he disdains the inflated promises made on their behalf, Stoll offers a commonsense look at how we can make a technological world better suited for people, instead of making people better suited to using machines.

Author: Clifford Stoll
ISBN-10: 0385489765
ISBN-13: 9780385489768
Publisher: Anchor Books
Language: English
Published: 09/12/2000
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 7.98h x 5.19w x 0.72d