Computer technology is advancing at a mind boggling rate. The moment you buy a piece of equipment it is already outdated. Hardware is becoming faster, better, smaller and software more sophisticated.
People who love technology want to have access to the latest and the greatest. The question is: should schools go for leading edge or cutting edge technology? Some may argue in favors of this and ask,” What is the point of exposing our learners to out-dated technology?”
Whereas one does not want to use extinct technology in schools, is it necessary to have the very latest equipment? The first Khanya schools in the Western Cape are now eight years old, and some of these schools are still using the equipment installed originally very successfully. True, components had to be replaced here and there, but the base technology is still in use.
The cutting edge is also sometimes called the bleeding edge – cut through the cheese into your finger, and you’ll get the drift. This implies that using the latest technology is often risky because it was not sufficiently tested. It also carries the thought of draining valuable resources.
What will it be for schools: leading edge, cutting edge, or bleeding edge? Or should they be content with the blunt edge?
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