A Silicon Valley School Against Technology

The Waldorf School of the Peninsula in Los Altos California is a private school that doesn't allow the use of technology to teach. Instead, they use chalk boards, pencils, and paper to learn to read and write. The teachers and administrators frown upon technology at home, and don't allow it at school. I think that its a kind of good idea that children in grades K-7 absolutely aren't taught using any technology what so ever. I think technology makes us interact with people face-to-face less, because there are so many other ways to communicate. Also, computers and such are not very hard to figure out how to use, so its not a big deal if you don't learn how to use one until later on in life. The schools also use physical activity and creative hands on activities to promote learning and get the mind and body to work together. So, all in all, I think that not using technology in school is a good idea, as long as you use less technology instead of none at all.