From Sturgis to Walled lake, Greenville to Grosse Pointe—an
increasing number of school's are seeing tablet computers as a
way to engage students and boost test scores. However, as
history seems to show, improvement for one group of people is
often predicated on the underdevelopment of another. (The wealth
of many modern-day Western countries came as a direct result of
slavery.) Thousands of k-12 students are gaining access to new
technologies and the fleeting exhilaration that comes with
novelty. But what's the real cost of producing tablet computers
like Apple iPad's? While covering the story for CNS, I couldn't
shake the thought that while many school teachers champion the
sleek-looking tablets as the future of teaching, those producing
them work in conditions that few American citizens would ever
consent to. The tablets are made in China, many of which at
Foxconn, an electronic manufacturing company that produces more
than 40 percent of the world's electronics. Foxconn has gained a
reputation of having de