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Could it be those who are asking the question are the technophobics concerned with schools teaching our children things even certain adults can't grasp? If anything, our educational institutions have been lagging far behind the technological revolution.

We should be sending qualified and educated graduates out into society with knowledge that enables them to secure employment and perform competently. As it is now, corporate America must spend billions of dollars training their employees on the basic computer related skills -- simple programs that could easily have been mastered prior to high school graduation.

It is imperative that computer technology be integrated into the educational process as early as possible. The minds of children are like sponges: they soak up everything. Exposing children to computer technology at a very early age can only trigger their interest, arouse their creativity, and promote their learning. The same holds true for the integration of computer technology into higher levels of education -- right up to and including the doctoral degree level.

We need to become a more informed and technologically competent society. As I see it, there are simply too many people out there who are unable to venture into unfamiliar territory; they feel safe with "the way it's always been." Times change and we need to change with the times.

-- Daniel A. Cash, Curriculum Branch Head, U.S. Navy Senior Enlisted Academy (posted 2/20, 10:25 a.m., E.S.T.)

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