"If as writing teachers we believe that writers are in any sense advantaged by technology, then access is the issue that drives all other before it." (GT 220)
Duh.
It's hard enough to get a person to open up and write on paper; let's worry about the inequity that some people are economically privileged and have ThinkPads while others are stuck with a pen and paper. Yes, it matters. No, it's not going to be solved without a drastic social change. I think it'd be great if everyone had a laptop, but I bet that's not the most pressing concern for many learners (maybe things like fair housing, biased police, health concerns or FOOD AND WATER are a bit higher on the priority list). You can't eat a computer; nobody writes with a bullet. Here's a solution, let's get corporations to sponsor classes. I'm sure they'd only request a little editorial control and propagandic space.
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