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San Gabriel Valley school district brings back clay art classes
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Jun 5, 2014
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San Gabriel Valley school district brings back clay art classes
Many districts are heading toward tech plans that give each student a laptop or tablet, but as most schools push toward new technology, some are also embracing the old.
Tenth grader Isaiah Piazza at Rowland High School works on a coil pot. The school recently brought back ceramics classes and about 60 students are now learning to work with clay.
Tenth grader Isaiah Piazza at Rowland High School works on a coil pot. The school recently brought back ceramics classes and about 60 students are now learning to work with clay.
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Many districts are heading toward tech plans that give each student a laptop or tablet, but as most schools push toward new technology, some are also embracing the old.

In today's digital world, technology is increasingly the backdrop to everything that happens in high school. Many districts are heading toward tech plans that give each student a laptop or tablet, but as most schools push toward new technology, some are also embracing the old.

KPCC's Mary Plummer brings you this story from the San Gabriel Valley, just northeast of Los Angeles.