oward Gardner from the Harvard Graduate School of Education says that you have to teach each child in a different way because people see the world differently.
　　Some teachers are already using the Internet. Many teachers are already using personal computers. In Union City, New Jersey, a telephone company called Bell Atlantic gave 140 computers to students and teachers. These computers went into the homes and the school. At home, children used them to do their homework. Parents used them, too, to talk to the school about their children.
　　Electronic1 documents2 will help teachers to give different parts of the same lesson to different students. All children will learn in the way that is best for them.
　　A lot of people don't believe this. They have heard about computers in the classroom, but they haven't seen much difference because of them. There is a simple reason for this: money. The schools don't get enough money to buy the right computers. School computers just aren't strong enough and smart3 enough to do the job. But this will change because it has to change. The computer is in the homes of today, and it will have to be in the schools of tomorrow.
　　People often ask “Will computers take the place of teachers?” I can answer them, “No, they won't!” A computer is a tool that a teacher uses.
　　We've all had teachers who made a difference in our lives. But when teachers do great work and give wonderful lessons, they are only helping their 20 or 30 students. In the future, teachers will share their work with other schools across the country, or around the world.
　　There will be good software4 programs for the lessons. When a teacher is talking about the sun, for example, she'll be able to choose one of many pictures. She'll have other pictures to show when students ask questions. After the lesson, the students will be able to look for more facts on their computers.
　　There will be other programs, too, to help the teacher. For each student, she will have a special program with information about that student. Teachers can work better with students and their parents when they know more about the students.
　　Computers can also help with tests, one of school's most frightening things. Many students are afraid of tests. A student who doesn't do well on tests often starts to be frightened of school in general.
　　With computers, students will be able to take tests any time, with or without the teacher. When they make a mistake, the computer will help them. Then, when the teacher gives a real test, the students will have a better idea of what they know.
　　Every school will have a wonderful library, because the Internet will bring millions of books to the school's computer screens. It will also bring electronic documents, like the encyclopedia5. Students will be able to ask questions and get answers about almost everything.
　　Some parents aren't happy when they see their children in front of the computers. “Go read a book,” they say. But they are only thinking of computer games. In the future, books will be in the child's computer.
　　Having all this information isn't the only answer to the problems that many schools have today. But it will help. And our schools are the most important places we have. But there are other places, too, where people need to learn. People everywhere will be able to learn from great teachers, and people of all ages will be able to “go to school ” any time they sit down in front of their computer.
 

1． electronic   adj． 电子的 
2． document   n． 文件，文档
3． smart  adj． 聪明的
4． software  n． 软件
5． encyclopedia  n． 百科全书