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In an editorial in today's Post & Courier by Paul Greenberg (Editorial Page
editor of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette) entitled "Modernity's War on the
book" he reported that the headmaster of Cushing Academy in Ashburn, MA is
getting rid of his academy's 20,000 volume library and replacing it with a
$500,000 "learning center" full of electronic gadgets. The headmaster was
quoted as saying, "When I look at books, I see an outdated technology, like
scrolls before books."

This is really something to ponder. And I hope to see that he has to replace
his library when all his expensive toys need repair/replacement and his
students scores on tests drop like a rock!

-- 
Marcia Russo
Library/Media Specialist
Laurel Hill Primary School
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29466
marcirus1@gmail.com

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