More than half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
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Our students come from different grades of the socioeconomic spectrum. They are a reflection of the diversity in the surrounding community, which includes million-dollar homes to low-income housing. Because of economic struggles many of our families face, computers are viewed as a luxury, rather than a necessity or utility. While I and my colleagues understand the disparities in the community, we also know full well the importance of keeping abreast of technological trends. Technology can be a great equalizer. Unfortunately, the computers we have in our classrooms are antiquated machines that are inefficient and do little to cultivate learning, because students spend more time waiting for programs to load than on exploring the wealth of information the Internet has to offer. If we are to prepare students for the future and acquaint them with the rapidly changing landscapes of education and technology, we must detach them from our ancient, decade-old sluggish hardware.
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Our students come from different grades of the socioeconomic spectrum. They are a reflection of the diversity in the surrounding community, which includes million-dollar homes to low-income housing. Because of economic struggles many of our families face, computers are viewed as a luxury, rather than a necessity or utility. While I and my colleagues understand the disparities in the community, we also know full well the importance of keeping abreast of technological trends. Technology can be a great equalizer. Unfortunately, the computers we have in our classrooms are antiquated machines that are inefficient and do little to cultivate learning, because students spend more time waiting for programs to load than on exploring the wealth of information the Internet has to offer. If we are to prepare students for the future and acquaint them with the rapidly changing landscapes of education and technology, we must detach them from our ancient, decade-old sluggish hardware.