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Parents opt kids out of school laptops, ask for pen-and-paper (www.nbcnews.com)
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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.

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[–] 19 points 7 months ago (5 children)

Other benefits of writing on paper:

  • doesn’t get “accidentally” deleted
  • doesn’t get “accidentally” copied
  • doesn't get uploaded to a cloud
  • isn't used to train AI
  • can’t be edited or redacted by another party after the fact

It also feels good. Especially if you go out and buy a nice pen. And it gives your work a degree of object permanence.

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  • [–] 11 points 7 months ago (3 children)

    Dogs eat it though. I've never heard "the dog ate my Chromebook".

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  • [–] 0 points 7 months ago

    Fountain pens for the win, nothing as nice as writing cursive with a good, wet fountain pen. I learned in primary and hated it, and then got obsessed with calligraphy in 10th grade and got a proper fountain pen and good ink and fell in love with the experience.

    Learning to write well is really wonderful. I wish I had learned properly in school, instead of having to teach myself. I will teach my offspring, though! If I ever have any — not looking so promising in the current climate. As in political, but also climate change.

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