I don’t think anyone reasonable can argue the merits of integrating computers and technology into school curriculums, however this plan by the schools inspection authority in England has the potential for parents to incorrectly point the finger at technology as the main reason why kids won’t be taught traditional subjects:

“One curriculum theme - "human, social and environmental understanding" - combines history, geography and religious education. Schools can decide which two periods of British history children study, allowing them to drop traditional features such as the Victorians and the Second World War.”

The proposal to lump subjects into themes, giving schools leeway to choose what subjects or topics within those subjects to drop, has nothing to do with the integration of technology into the curriculum. The backlash will undoubtedly link the two and say that children in schools are not learning WWII history in favour of learning how to blog or use Twitter.