An interesting experiment is being done in Tucson, Arizona with a high school bus. The bus is equipped with a wireless Internet connection and the students are able to complete homework and generally be more productive. The article, Wi-Fi Turns Rowdy Bus Into Rolling Study Hall, seems to indicate that the experiment has so far been a success.

Morning routines have been like this since the fall, when school officials mounted a mobile Internet router to bus No. 92’s sheet-metal frame, enabling students to surf the Web. The students call it the Internet Bus, and what began as a high-tech experiment has had an old-fashioned — and unexpected — result. Wi-Fi access has transformed what was often a boisterous bus ride into a rolling study hall, and behavioral problems have virtually disappeared.

Shouldn’t these kids be doing homework the night before at home, not in the morning? If the kids are doing homework/assignments on their way home, that seems a positive use of time, considering they would just be texting, talking etc. Another thought; is insane productivity a good thing for kids? Isn’t it okay that they goof off on the bus and are not very productive?

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