Poetry

The Digital Education Revolution (D.E.R.)

Government Spokesperson:
We’re on the cutting edge of the revolution digital.
Taxation dollars have been spent on laptops that are minuscule.
They are lightweight, robust, and designed for school.
Everything a student needs, that’s been the rule!
Goodbye to tattered, old-fashioned books
And to frustrated teachers’ dirty looks.
These laptops provide opportunities on the road of life.
Innovation and focused learning mean an end to classroom strife.
We’re on the cutting edge of the revolution digital
Schools are committed to education evolution continual.

Students:
Takes too long to
Log on!
System crashes –
Overload.
Speed and band width –
Overlooked.
Lessons end with
Little done!

Government Spokesperson:
As in any venture into a new frontier
There are hiccups, so you will hear
Of tribulations technological.
We discount them as problematical.
You can’t have progress without teething pains.
A first world economy is our ultimate aim.
I’m shocked that you say the political has shaped our vision.
The benefits to the electorate were assessed with considerable precision.
The nature of teaching has been revolutionised
By targeted spending on this government’s side.
We’re on the cutting edge of the revolution digital
We are committed to education evolution continual.

Teachers:
Laptops in bags –
kicked around.
Batteries go flat –
Can’t charge.
Instructions in use?
Not enough!
School desks and chairs –
out-of-date!
DER claims are grand,
Aspirational.
School life?
It’s much the same.

Students and Teachers: Doh!

© Christine M Knight (2009)

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