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Continued from page 1 for four years, and teaching at Lord Fairfax for a year. He now owns his own computer consulting company.
“I think every student should be exposed to computers,” Mr. Blohowiak explained. “By the time they get out of school they should be aware that computers exist in any kind of application and they should know what type of computer will be available for their field of interest. ”
Mr. Blohowiak continued, “Computers now are used as a tool in any kind of field from measuring feed for dairy cattle to controlling saws at lumber mills, to scheduling trucking routes for them. A person doesn’t have to be a computer expert anymore to be aware of what’s going on in the computer world.
“In the classroom environment they can be an invaluable tool to an instructor when used correctly. Computers augment the class, freeing the teachers up to work on problem areas,” he said.
“I have seen programs where they used computers to help the disabled and mentally retarded. Hand and eye coordination can be developed by moving a joystick mouse which makes something move around on the screen. The computer has patience to sit there and work with somebody at their level and rate of speed. It’s useful as soon as a child can push a key and realize it’s doing something.”
Mr. Blohowiak stated that computers can also benefit administrators. “Bringing in computers doesn’t get rid of people. All it does is make more data available in a. much more organized fashion at a faster rate so you can assemble a lot more information at a^time. As soon as an administration gets complex enough where they’re having to work past 5:00 they’re ready to start looking at using a computer to handle all the rote jobs that take up time.”
Teachers can benefit by using computers for making up quizzes and keeping any types of records or yearly inventories. Mr. Blohowiak said, “It would cut down on wasted paper and ditto masters. The initial outlay of putting management skills on a computer can be time consuming, but after that, it will pay for itself.
“The most valuable use of a computer for the average family is if there are kids going through school,” said Mr. Blohowiak. “It becomes an invaluable tool that can be available to them at home. Word processing for doing reports and educational programs would be useful. Also, the family could keep any type of records, inventories, or anything that reqbires accountant type ledgers on it.
“I feel the Rappahannock County schools have made a good
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