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America's tech-filled classrooms are facing a backlash against school-assigned devices (apnews.com)
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[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I don't like laptops and such in schools, but kids ARE going to need to know how to use them to be successful and that's something a lot of parents can't teach.

they won't learn from a chromebook how to use computers. They'll only learn how to be a good slave in google's cloud based walled garden. those devices are too locked down to be used for teaching computers.

[–] thejml@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I'd argue that they can still learn typing, researching, google docs (which, lets be honest, are close enough to microsoft, open or libre office to count), navigating the web, learning how to detect scams, AI and things like that... even on a Chromebook.

That said, my kid is about to go to college and hasn't used a chromebook since 6th grade. I don't currently know anyone whose kid has either. They're just not used for schools much anymore. Their huge selling point was simplifying the OS support and battery life, but her current Lenovo lasts all day already as do most normal laptops at this point and GPO's and AD are a things.

[–] WhyJiffie@sh.itjust.works 0 points 3 days ago

I'd argue that they can still learn typing

most chromebooks are touch screen only

google docs

indoctrination to the rent seeking and privacy invading lifetime cloud scam

navigating the web

with chrome, teaching them to accept all the forms of enshittification are normal that the chrome browser does not protect against but even support

That said, my kid is about to go to college and hasn't used a chromebook since 6th grade. I don't currently know anyone whose kid has either. They're just not used for schools much anymore. Their huge selling point was simplifying the OS support and battery life, but her current Lenovo lasts all day already as do most normal laptops at this point and GPO's and AD are a things.

didn't know that, interesting