Microsoft designs a school

This article describes how Microsoft has designed a new school for the Philadelpia school system. As you might expect from Microsoft, everything is high-tech--digital lockers, laptops for everyone, smart whiteboards, and so on.

In addition, they have designed a new educational process "modeled on Microsoft's management techniques."

While there is little doubt in my mind that the students graduating from this school will turn out better those from the typical government school, it is not a revolution; it simply continues the trend of preparing students to become employees rather than well-rounded inviduals who can think for themselves.

Tellingly, the new school has no library; it has an all-digital "interactive learning center." No thanks.