Magic Button

If you were a kid, and could push a button, and your homework was done - would you?

If you're a parent with kids, go ask them what they would do.

Would that be good for them? Would they learn anything if they pushed that button? I think we'd all be trying to talk them out of it, as they'll never learn anything.

Google demonstrated lots of interesting technology this week at their I/O conference. A lot of it was magic buttons.

A button to reply to your email.

A button to generate a book report.

A button to generate your app design.

A button to create your kids birthday party invite.

What happens to learning when everything has a magic button?