Tech Overhaul At McCallum?-Rough Draft

Tech Overhaul At McCallum?

As most students and teachers know, most of the computers at public schools tend to be unreliable, or at the very least outdated. I recently interviewed several teachers and students about the possibility and need for a technology overhaul at McCallum. Mrs. Carrasco, the Pre-AP World Geography/AP Human Geography teacher, was all in favor of a computer overhaul. "We can't have online textbooks without a reliable way to access them." she said, "We have needed an update since about five years ago." I then went over to Mr. Fidelman's room, where he operates a computer lab for his Business Information Management class. "It's funny that you should ask that," he said. "The teacher meetings the school has periodically actually have that as a topic of conversation. AISD tends to be more on the reactionary side of things in terms of technology, very slow on the upkeep. The rules actually say that the computers of an AISD school must be updated and replaced once every five years, and many labs such as this one are in desperate need of an overhaul." 

I also asked several students their opinions on what McCallum's tech department needed. "Aside from free iPads for all the students?" Elsa Roberts jokingly replied, "I think that a more organized and united way to access class papers and resources is necessary, along with faster wifi, if possible." Rachel Williams thought that if the school felt that the school felt that this was needed, then that's where the funds should be going. Ting Goodfriend felt that the library's computers were in need of an update as well, as they run very slowly. A student who wished to remain unnamed voiced against the possible overhaul, saying it would take valuable funds into an unneeded area. "Ok, unpopular opinion here, I don't think that the technology at McCallum is really in need of an update. If you need to get your homework off the internet because you didn't prepare for it in class, you deserve to struggle with the system for your irresponsibility. Please don't put my name in this." He then walked off and bumped into a door. 

My opinion on this whole thing is pretty simple, McCallum needs technology from this millennium, and holding off on this will not be better in the long run.

Sam Trickey

Cool Guy in Chief