Re:really? (Score 1)

Even though every kid within Michigan's educational system would love to participate in the classroom with iPod headphones in their ears all day, this idea is just not feasible. I understand that you can download audio books from iTunes and have someone read for you. But what good is this going to do for our educational system. These children should be learning to read for themselves not the other way around. I know if I had my own children I would not allow for them to utilize an iPod for educational purposes. I am able to make this statement because I have once before downloaded a high school novel to my iPod so that I could listen to it during and in between class. However, my $300 iPod was confiscated by administration and locked in a safe. (The cost of iPods comparatively to other capable mp3 players is also debatable. It would just be a boondoggle to tax Michigan citizens even more for iPods). They claimed someone would steal it and they didn't want to deal with it and I claimed I was enriching myself when really I would just fall asleep after hearing the monotone narrator rabble on and on. On the whole, I do not believe that iPods should be implemented as an educational tool. Additionally, how would we be able to ensure that students were in fact listening to scholarly audio instead of their favorite hip hop artist.