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The Hidden Costs of Electronic Texts Date: April 28, 2006
Many American households now have at least one computer, and nearly every school has at least one classroom filled with them. As the number of computer monitors has multiplied, there's been a steady decline in the use of textbooks and other printed materials. Supporters of the movement toward electronic texts say a "paperless classroom" makes for more efficient learning. But Commentator John Richard Schrock worries that the new technology isn't as practical as it appears...and may actually be more costly, in both dollars, and in the *quality* of education.

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Commentator John Richard Schrock is a professor of biology education, and Chair of the Biology Department, at Emporia State University.
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