Silly (Score 1)

I'm not sure why every kid in Michigan needs an iPod. I think iPods are cool, useful for carrying loads of music, files and podcasts, but I don't see the benefit in making sure every kid has one (for learning purposes). Most people don't use iPods to learn - they use them for watching music videos on the bus to kill time or to have a simple way to play music while exercising. They aren't necessary for the classroom, and I certainly can't see kids using them for an educational end. Kids lose things, break things and get things stolen very easily, so even if there is a small educational benefit lingering in the notion, it's much too economically weak to withstand the possible cons of such an endeavor. If someone wants to give me an iPod and tell me to use it to learn, that's fine, but I probably won't use it to learn. I'll probably spend entirely too much time on party shuffle.