Teaching Troubled Kids To Express Themselves Using Technology

Now here's a news item with a truly positive spin. A British school reports that computers can help troubled children express themselves. Pupils with social problems find new means of expression through computers, an article by Laura Smith in The Independent, makes compelling reading. I know that many special needs schools in the U.S. have similar success stories. Please take time to share your story with all of us in the Private Schools Forum on this site. We shall all be the richer for your contribution.

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Hardly a day goes by without our hearing about some wonderful new life-changing application of technology. Am I being hopelessly idealistic to embrace the notion that technology can be a powerful force for positive change in our lives? I can only speak for myself, of course. Technology allows me to stay connected and informed. I cherish that connectivity. I prize the freedom which I enjoy to seek out original sources in order to get at the truth. What has technology done for you?

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