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I've been a big fan of Diane Ravitch ever since reading her book, The Death and Life of the Great American School System: How Testing and Choice are Undermining Education. Here, she maintains that the recent NAEP reports on reading and math that indicate the success of "carrot and stick" reforms are just not accurate. I think she makes some good points that align well with our class readings and discussions. If this is a topic that interests you, you might also want to check on Diane Ravitch on Dan Pink's Office Hours where she discusses the detriments of merit pay http://bit.ly/1b8Spl7

Interesting article - a lot of merit to it - I'm more engaged when doing what I choose to do rather than what I have to do..

I'm not sure I agree with the cons here, at least at the high school level. If students want to cheat they will find a way to cheat, whether they have technology or not. They need to learn from those poor choices and mature over time. As far as distractions go, I'd rather have a student respond quickly to a text and move on with their work on their phone in my class than to forbid them from using the powerful tools on the phone entirely.

I like to hold and read a book, but I do read a lot on my nook. I much prefer the nook to the iPad because of size and weight. It was interesting to read this article and see how the younger generation prefers a book in hand considering how many carry iPhones, etc. and are constantly logged in.

Wow, I thought for sure that kids would naturally gravitate to the e-books. My family loves the kindle. I tend to get digital books myself but I realized it is more because I can listen to them during my commutes via bluetooth. I'm going to have to poll my niece and nephew on this topic. Thanks for sharing the article Kerry.