It is irresistible in the long term though - not at the cost that Apple are putting it at, nor at the cost that Educational publishers are punting their eBooks at in Ireland. When everyone gets realistic, it will be a no brainer. One of the deciding factors will be the weight of school bags. Very hard to cycle or walk any distance to school when you are lugging round a bag that weighs 15-20kgs. The First Years that I see walking to school remind me daily of Shakespeare’s schoolboy snails ….
Then, the whining schoolboy with his satchel ..
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school
It is irresistible in the long term though - not at the cost that Apple are putting it at, nor at the cost that Educational publishers are punting their eBooks at in Ireland. When everyone gets realistic, it will be a no brainer. One of the deciding factors will be the weight of school bags. Very hard to cycle or walk any distance to school when you are lugging round a bag that weighs 15-20kgs. The First Years that I see walking to school remind me daily of Shakespeare’s schoolboy snails ….
Then, the whining schoolboy with his satchel ..
And shining morning face, creeping like snail
Unwillingly to school