In the US there is a sad trend to turn libraries into 'maker spaces.' I remember when my children's middle school did this. I am all for making things but not at the expense of the most important thing a student must learn to do, critical reading and writing.
I think this broligarchy extends beyond the book world and into education more broadly where teachers are morphing into the go between for digital platforms and teaching tools all designed by those with no background in childhood education. It is common core the AI way.
In the US there is a sad trend to turn libraries into 'maker spaces.' I remember when my children's middle school did this. I am all for making things but not at the expense of the most important thing a student must learn to do, critical reading and writing.
I think this broligarchy extends beyond the book world and into education more broadly where teachers are morphing into the go between for digital platforms and teaching tools all designed by those with no background in childhood education. It is common core the AI way.
First came the computers into the libraries, then the drag shows. Anything but books.
'Computer literacy' in schools is usually way behind the curve. I'd have less of a problem with it if they actually taught programming.