The Future for the Primary Teacher

Abstract

The primary school is in a strange position with regard to the impact of the new technology upon its curriculum. As the least well-funded sector of education it was nonetheless provided with massive initial support in software and hardware terms both by the MEP and also by private software houses. Despite the fact that most infant and junior schools only have one microcomputer to themselves whereas the secondary sector has many more proportionally speaking, it is still the case that initially, the greatest developments were made for younger children and their teachers.