We have banned all games from all of the computers here, by order of the
principal. We had too many kids spending too much time playing games, and
not enough time doing schoolwork. We are a poorer district, but our people
have voted a fairly high tax to support a good school, and we felt that we
were not honoring their trust by using their hard-earned tax dollars to
provide expensive toys. Every classroom has at least one computer for
student use, and most have several. We also have three computer labs, each
with at least 20 computers. We didn't want to have to explain to some irate
parent why kids were playing Solitaire during class time, so the order went
out to take all the games off. I've never permitted them on the library
computers, so now the entire school is doing what I did some time ago. This
has helped keep the kids on task.
David Lininger, kb0zke
LMS, Hickory County R-1 Schools
Urbana, MO 65767
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