Arguments against my position

The efficiency of computers in education is largely dependent on those governing the system, thus incompetency can lead to poor execution of computer usage in schools.
- The Brazilian 'One Laptop Per Child' initiative showed to be filled with issues due to the lack of proficient knowledge about the distribution and effective usage of the laptops given to students, thus showing an ineffective application of computers in education (Goldschmidt 64).
- The 'One Laptop Per Child' program provides low cost computers for students in developing countries, but also brings about the efficiency of the computers being provided, whether there would be an advantage for those who could afford a better laptop than those given one for the program (James 401).

Computers in classrooms can act as a distraction to the student as well as peers close by, countering productivity.
- By multitasking during class rather than fully paying attention, students showed a decrease in test scores compared to those who did not multitask (Faria 29).
- Through the experiments, it was proven that laptops not only pose as a distraction to the user but also to nearby peers who have lines of sight on the laptops (Faria 29).

Sources

Faria, S., Weston, T., Cepeda NJ. Laptop Multitasking Hinders Classroom Learning for Both Users and nearby Peers. Computers & Education, vol. 62, March 2013, pp. 24-31. doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2012.10.003


Goldschmidt, Ronaldo, et al. MEMORE: An Environment for Data Collection and Analysis on the use of Computers in Education. Informatics in Education, vol. 15, no. 1, 2016, pp. 63-84.


James, Jeffrey. Low-Cost Computers for Education in Developing Countries. Social Indicators Research, vol. 103, no. 3, 2011, pp. 399-408. doi:http://dx.doi.org.libproxy.adelphi.edu:2048/10.1007/s11205-010-9708-2.