man, i look at stuff like this and think kids of today are *really* lucky to have SO much information at their fingertips.
say what you will about the "old ways" -- and i do believe in the benefits of old fashioned ways of research, library books, hunting down sources, etc. -- but just the sheer TIME COMMITTMENT that stuff takes eats into actual "learning" time. it's like driving 2 hours for a commute to work vs. staying at home and getting the same work done. no snowdays to worry about, no flat tires (or missing library books).
makes me wonder if kids today are going to be much more "well read" than us, about the same as us or freaked out and overwhelmed. i'd bet on #1, though.