Part II The less focused

The book is divided up into three sections.  The first section (which I already blogged about) is the schools that have commitment and focus.  The next section (which I will talk about now) is the schools which have less focus.  St. John’s high school was looking for a change.  They decided that the change begins with each student having their own laptop and because it was a private school they were able to pull this off.  This new focus on technology even drew more students to their school which in turn means more money.  Longfellow elementary had the same situation: money for technology and an administrations vision for change.  The problem with both of these schools is time constraints, limited space, and immature systems.  Because these schools have the necessary vision for success I feel they can work through their issues.  It is just important that we keep the vision and don’t give up on technology.