Morse Article - Ensuring Equality of Educational Opportunity in the Digital Age

In our society, technology is becoming more and more vital to make it in the world today. Companies, schools and families rely on their computers for so many reasons. If it is so important to filter computers into all the school districts, why is it so hard for schools with a lower socioeconomic way of living to receive these funds for computers? The term digital divide is defined in this article as, “a multidimensional construct that consists of both tangible factors, such as students’ access to computer technology, and less tangible factors, such as how computer technology is used in particular social groups. (277, Morse)” Every school needs to have computers, so that every child is given the same opportunity as they become ready to make their life change and head for their career. Giving them the basic skills in school on how to use computers is valuable to them and to the families that don’t have the same opportunities in their home.
As a teacher, you don’t have to base your curriculum around technology. Having technology as an opportunity to your students is enough to some to make the next step needed. Not every school is given equal opportunities even though in the Brown v. Board of Education is to make sure that equal educational opportunities are presented to all of our students. It is hard to focus on technology as a teacher because our main goal as teachers is to open the minds of our students to become something beautiful. I don’t want to focus on getting their technological minds in gear so young but so many companies now are run by computers. I feel that if I don’t at least introduce it to them, I will be cheating my students out of their golden opportunity. This article is really powerful but still really hard to grasp to where we are headed as facilitators.