Modern Classrooms See Chalkboards Left in the Dust
Bethesda, Md.
When visitors stroll through the renovated Bethesda Elementary School in a suburb of Washington, they see shiny blue pillars, floor-to-ceiling windows, rows of teal and turquoise Macintosh computers, and a state-of-the-art infirmary.
What they do not see are chalkboards.
Instead, wherever the once-ubiquitous black or green chalkboard loomed, a cool silver-gray dry-erase board now hangs. These are markerboards, or white boards—steel board coated with porcelain enamel on which...
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