That should be “poring” over textbooks. Geez.

what a pile of BS, the general public can’t afford these toys, what a waste of public money,,its no wonder peoiple are down on the education system

Drop a textbook and you might have to dust it off or use some book tape to fix it. Drop an iPad and see how easily you can fix it. Yeah, good luck with that.

They have to have some type of replacement program with apple. Otherwise I’m sure they would not be able to do this. One would think that they are getting a volume discount and maybe a relationship discount too. They have to have some type of plan to replace broken and stolen ipads.

It appears LIttle Falls is willing to move into a new direction with education that people who respond with negative criticism can not comprehend. I say good luck, it is time to change the way we educate our children!

Within 10 years, all schools will be doing this. Little Falls is ahead of the curve.

@Van: If you’re going to comment on an education story, you might want to learn how to spell!

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I am attending highschool in little falls next year. I have already used the iPads in class and I can assure you that they are well taken care of. It is said that each student might be paying a fee so it isn’t like they’re just handing them out and we have no value put into it if it breaks, it is also possible that we students will have to pay if we break it, so please people. This isn’t a school of jerks.

BBM,
It is nice to see that some people understand that the educational system that most of us grew up in is no longer working to prepare our students for the real world.
Open up your eyes and minds folks. Think of the things you do today that are no longer like you did when you grew up. Accept change and keep up as a country or deny the reality and fall behind as we have done for the last 25 years. Get on with it people.