Parents opt kids out of school computers, insisting on pen and paper instead
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Parents are forming a loose network teaching one another how to get their children off school-issued Chromebooks and iPads.

The middle schooler had been begging to opt out, citing headaches from the Chromebook screen and a dislike of the AI chatbot recently integrated into it.

Parents across the country are taking steps to stop their children from using school-issued Chromebooks and iPads, citing concerns about distractions and access to inappropriate content that they fear hampers their kids’ education.

  • Jack_Burton@lemmy.caEnglish
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    5 hours ago

    Know what’s better than learning something? Learning a second way to do it. Learning cursive has more benefits than simply being able to read/write it.

    Kid’s brains are sponges and multiple studies over the years all show a direct correlation with learning more/varied things at an early age drastically increases the ability to keep learning later in life.

    • KiloGex@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      4 hours ago

      Again, I don’t disagree. That’s yet another reason why cutting technology out of the learning experience will only hinder development.