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1. yes; we have many students that function better outside of school than in school. The skills they have are more easily transfered to the real world than in school. 2. by creativity; we have a set of assessments and work toward them; we could be more creative in how we teach the skills for the assessment; we could personalize the instruction. 3.minority students may not have access to other experiences/opportunities/resources, so the six hours are more of a vacuum. 4.its not about the tools, its how they're used to communicate and expand the students' worlds. 5.yes; technology has changed so much; oh, my heavens; you fall behind so much quicker now; the jobs are all based on the new technology. 6.absoloutely! it's personalized, the hands-on, the stuff they love. 7.yes, they can and should ; everything is based on literacy; everything is going to have to change: the nys standards, schools, infastructures, etc.