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[-] NorthWestWind@lemmy.world 36 points 2 months ago

My high school computer teacher once ranted about this to us. He said the younger students are lacking the basic concepts of computer stuff. They are spoiled too much to not even know what a file browser is.

[-] Riven@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 2 months ago

That's the parents fault too for not teaching the kids.

[-] MrQuallzin@lemmy.world 19 points 2 months ago

Eeh, I see it as a gray area. Majority of millenials, myself included, grew up learning about novel technologies as they developed. We learned how to use desktop computers and browse the internet during a 'golden age' of innovation. They became part of our everyday lives and are second nature to us. The next generations don't fully have that experience but are expected to natively know their way around a computer since they're so ubiquitous in our lives. In reality, they know how to use smart phones and chromebooks but aren't getting the experience of working on a real desktop computer.

Regarding teaching kids the basics, I'd put it on the schools, not the parents. Do schools still have computer labs? That'd be where proper computer skills should be taught. If parents can help at home that's great, but I don't think it should be expected that every kid is going to have a real computer at home to learn on (versus phones, tablets, chromebooks, etc).

[-] ReveredOxygen@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 months ago

He's the computer teacher. Maybe he should teach them about computers

[-] NorthWestWind@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

He did teach them. He was just comparing different generations of students.

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