Reviews for The Computer in School

The average rating for The Computer in School based on 2 reviews is 3.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2012-08-18 00:00:00 Aaron Reid Very, very, well told. A really good read. I must have been about nine or ten when I first read this book, enjoying it as a thoroughly good story. It�s only as I grew older, and learnt about other wars, that I became conscious of the timelessness of the lessons �taught� by war, which we invariably ignore in the pursuit of economic and political gain dressed up as democracy and noble cause. It is individuals, not nations, who better themselves through war; there are correspondingly many losers. Now when I read this book I think of the present and more recent past. The European Union is fracturing at the seams; the result of political aggrandisement through monetary union is tearing Greece (Spain, Italy, and Ireland) apart. What happened to the memory of Greece? With clarity and insight Warner writes (pg.79) �Leaders of the parties both had programmes which looked admirable � on one side political equality for all citizens, on the other sound and honest administration � but in fact what each party was interested in was not the public good, but power for themselves.� I rest my case. Read this book. There is nothing new under the sun.

Review # 2 was written on 2008-06-30 00:00:00 Jeffrey Schmidt This is an abridgement of Thucydides' Peloponnesian War. Unfortunately is reads rather flat. Perhaps it was aimed towards young readers but I doubt that it would get their attention today.