The book is congruent with the learning needs of man; the computer is the ideal referential tool. Book and computer work well together; there is no need for either to displace the other. However, until the misconception of the very popular computer as the ideal new learning tool has been generally confirmed and accepted, there will be a shocking waste of time and effort in the schools.
Every subject”s mind is a total of not only the experiences of that subject, but also of that subject”s reaction to those experiences; and that subject”s reactions to that subject”s experiences have depended on the countless emotional conditions of that subject at the time of those reactions. Consequently, to say every person”s mind is unique is putting it as weakly as possible.
Pace (in spite of; pronounced PAY-sy) its uniqueness, the mind is a parameter (characteristic) of every learning situation, a fact the intoxication of the new technology seems to have caused us to forget. We find a faster, more fruitful way to feed the mind, forgetting the mind has limits too. Mindful of the vast variance in all intellectual phenomena to be found in different human subjects, we need teaching modes that allow each mind to function at its own speed; we have it in the book. We appreciate technology that gives us instant reference to all the knowledge in the world; we have it in the computer.
Dean Sparks, Lucerne
