TECH: Drill and practice software

[Monica Kemp <mkemp@isd.net>]

This is a long request.  Sorry in advance.

After having spent the past couple of year disassembling our Apple IIe
lab in favor of a Power Macintosh lab, we have primary teachers who
want the drill and practice software back.  I am having a difficult
time supporting this since I don't feel this is the best use of these
powerful machines.  However, I think this is a battle I will lose.

So, can you make recommendations on drill and practice software for
the Macintosh computer which would be similar to all the MECC Apple
IIe software?

OR  can you point me in the direction of some good research discussing
a primary students ability to use higher order thnking skills to
demonstrate understanding of concepts such as money and time.  These
are the two concepts out primary teachers claim to "teach" using the
drill and practice software.

If you know of articles discussing the need to bypass drill and
proctice in favor of productivity oriented software, I would also
appreciate those.
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