The cause of the PC-saturated classroom has become a staple of politicians wanting to pose as education enthusiasts. Perhaps they should check out recent research from Israel on the use of computers in schools. The research, available in the most recent Economic Journal [press release here] appears to show little evidence that the use of computers improved students’ results. If anything, the opposite was true. No surprises there – children don’t need machines. They need teachers that are able to teach. Whether today’s educational establishment would ever allow such shocking behavior to take place is, of course, an entirely different matter.