"It adds up" Response

The article "It adds up" (#4) by Jennifer Loviglio caught my attention. Throughout the article it keeps emphasizing on the fact that new technology is getting expensive and required. Now in day this still stands true. The technology that many children have now it all was not available for children 30 years ago, and with change in technology the requirements change along with it. For example, Loviglio mentions the fact that her son has to have a graphic calculator for high school, and when she was in high school calculators of any kind where not even needed or a requirement. Still today, a laptop or even at worst a desktop computer is required by just about all students above the 7th grade. With the change in time the change in technological requirements will always increase.