I think it is good when different businesses try to work together with school to help provide different technologies and other products. These partnerships can be very beneficial to schools, especially ones that are in urban settings and can not afford different technology products. Before a school comes into partnership with a business, I think they should make sure that the business has the best interest of the students in mind. I know that many of these businesses are looking for some type of financial gain from these partnership but they should make sure that students are receiving an educational gain from it. As John Richards (2001) mentioned schools are places where students need to feel safe. Its up to the schools to ensure they are putting the students first when entering into different business partnerships and beware of the traps and land mines mentioned by Richards (2001).
I currently do not have my own classroom but I have noticed how the schools that I substitute in prepare their students for the SOLs. At one school they use the last 30 minutes of school for their SOL review time. During this time, teachers review concepts by reteaching, review sheets, games, and practice tests. The only technology that I have seen used for SOL review is the computer game “SOL to Go”.
Richards, J. (2001). Strategies for creating successful corporate partnerships. In
LeBaron, J.F. & Collier. (eds). Technology in its place: Successful technology
infusion in schools. San Francisco, CA: Jossey- Bass.
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I agree, as these partnerships grow it will be up to the educational community to ensure that students and the school community are safe and that the partnership works to achieve the goals and the mission of the school.
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