Sunday, September 27, 2009
Turn out your pockets Uncle Sam!
Welcome to the world where government funding sucks. If schools stuck to the funds they were allotted by the government they would still be using science books that have yet to discover DNA, or genes, or the fact that the world is round… ok maybe not that bad but the point is they aren’t getting the money they need so they get what they need from elsewhere, and guess what! Advertising is more than eager to plaster their name on all the free equipment they give you. In the essay by Labi it says that the ZapMe! Corp. offered free computers, printers, internet and tech support to schools. Sounds amazing right? Then the other shoe drops, the kids are REQUIERED to spend AT LEAST 4 hours a day sitting at those computers with a constant streaming advertisement, now that my friends is ridicules.
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I agree with you. While advertising might be necessary for schools to function, it shouldn't come at such a cost. I don't think there should be any requirements like this when companies provide tools. They can plaster their name where ever they like, all over the equipment if they think that will help, but forcing students is unreasonable. Students still need to be allowed to be individuals, and they need to be able to make their own decisions.
ReplyDeleteTrue talk, for a company to promote product in school is different than forcing them to use a computer for 4 hours. I cant imagine sitting in front of a computer for 4 hours with little advertisements popping up. It seems so unethical I cant imagine it occurs. Whose the guy at the Zapme corporation who actually thinks this is good for children?
ReplyDeletetrue, forcing students doing things for them and company promote products in school are two different things i like companys promote stuff to others but dont like to be forced to sit with the computer for 4 hours and look like the advertisements popping up thats just lame i wouldnt sign that contart is a waste of time
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