Yesterday's New York Times featured an article about how students are starting to use PowerPoint for their science fair presentations. Great, I thought! Maybe the educational system is preparing students for the real world.
Think again.
Apparently electronic presentation systems are not fully accepted in academia, especially in the realm of..... science.
Per the article, "the Synopsys Silicon Valley Science and Technology Championship forbids the use of PowerPoint because 'it detracts from the interaction between the judge and the student.'" One oversight association admitted that many of their science fair judges have a strong attachment to the older display boards. And another young man even admitted that using a computer presentation at a science fair could be a disadvantage for the entrant.
At least the classroom teachers were supportive of the progression to new technology. Now if we could only get the science fair judges to do the same.
What a surprise! And how annoying.
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