"Mooresville's Shining Example (It's Not Just About the Laptops)

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/13/education/mooresville-school-district-a-laptop-success-story.html?_r=1&hp


    I chose this article because it reminded me of our school, and how much technology we use everyday.  This article focuses on the East Mooresville Intermediate School and their use of technology.  Rather than focusing on the technology itself, this article explains that the teachers connect with the students in an emotional way.  The students spend time on computers often, yet the author of this article stresses that the teachers help them in a way that their education is not run by technology, but by people.  Due to this, Mooresville "has quietly emerged as the de facto national model of the digital school.  This article reminded me of Hanover High School and how we use computers to do work (like right now).  I have witnessed both extremes, from classrooms where teachers never use technology, to my VHS class which is taught almost 100% online.
     The author of this article, Alan Schwarz, does an excellent job in convincing the reader that Mooresville Intermediate is driven by a combination of technology and teacher-student relationships.  He did much of this by using ethos.  Schwarz approached this article by focusing on American ways of life, specifically our system of education.  In the modern era, we use technology more and more.  Sometimes it appears overwhelming and it is difficult to sort out of it is good or bad to use technology often.  Schwarz implies that there is a fine balance between human contact and technology, and if we can find this balance in school systems, then it will be extremely beneficial to the students.