The computer in education: malefactor or benefactor

When "computers" and "education" are mentioned together, one might visualize the computer as a tool for scientific research, as a teaching aid for instructing students in the use of computers, or as a device for helping in the business operations of an educational institution. In these three roles, the computer has amply demonstrated its utility. Few would question that the computer is now an important adjunct of the university research program; that computers in schools are necessary for teaching our future generation of computer engineers, programmers, and computer users; or that a computer can do much to facilitate and to permit integration of the various business activities of a large school system.