By DANIELLE DUFOE You might be surprised to learn that there are still students who do not have a computer in the home, or dedicated Internet access.
In 1996, I had neither. That was the year I finished high school, and I remember thinking about how much more I could have learned if only I’d had those things.
Even now, I am embarrassed to admit that I hand-wrote the last English paper of my high-school career. For three months, I worked diligently to produce a well-written research paper.
It would surely get me an A. But imagine my heartache when my paper was returned to me with a “D.” The teacher wrote, “This is a well-researched and thoroughly thought-out paper.