Some people believe that schools will no longer be necessary in the near future. They say that because of the Internet and other new technology, there is no longer any need for school buildings, classes or teachers. Perhaps this will be true one day, but if the world has no schools, I can’t imagine how our society will be. In fact, we should learn how to use technology to make school better. We should invent a new kind of school that is linked (连续) to libraries, museums, science centers, labs and even companies. Technological companies should create learning pro-grams for schools. Scientists could give talks through the Internet. TV networks and local stations could develop programs about the things students are studying in school. Labs could set up websites to show new technology so students could see it on the Internet.

Is this a dream? No. There are already many cities where this is beginning to happen. Here the whole city is linked to the Internet, and learning can take place at home, at school and in the office. Business provides programs for the school and the society. The schools provide computer labs for people without their own computers at home. Because everyone can go on the Internet, older people use is as much as younger ones, and everyone can visit faraway libraries and museums as easily as nearby ones. How will this new kind of school change usual way of learning? It is too early to be sure, but it is very exciting to think about it. Technology will change the way we learn; schools will change as well; and we will all learn something from the Internet.