CounterPunch | D Garry
It’s that time of year when the days get shorter. The air turns crisp. The shadows stretch longer. And school starts. It’s also that time when yet another pompous business CEO or ed-tech executive with zero classroom experience trots out a puerile essay declaring what’s wrong with education and how to fix it. Their miracle cure? Some shiny, overpriced gadget or a market-driven ideology dressed up as innovation. School boards and college administrators eat it up—not because it actually improves learning—but because it promises to cut costs by swapping out teachers for tech.