{"product_id":"high-tech-heretic-reflections-of-a-computer-contrarian-9780385489768","title":"High-Tech Heretic: Reflections of a Computer Contrarian","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Clifford Stoll\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Computers \u0026amp; Technology\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the Inside Flap\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe cry for and against computers in the classroom is a topic of concern to parents, educators, and communities everywhere. Now, from a Silicon Valley hero and bestselling technology writer comes a pointed critique of the hype surrounding computers and their real benefits, especially in education. In High-Tech Heretic, Clifford Stoll questions the relentless drumbeat for \"computer literacy\" by educators and the computer industry, particularly since most people just use computers for word processing and games--and computers become outmoded or obsolete much sooner than new textbooks or a good teacher. \u003cbr\u003eAs one who loves computers as much as he disdains the inflated promises made on their behalf, Stoll offers a commonsense look at how we can make a technological world better suited for people, instead of making people better suited to using machines.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":45408739164311,"sku":"9780385489768","price":1453.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780385489768.webp?v=1767310405","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/high-tech-heretic-reflections-of-a-computer-contrarian-9780385489768","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}