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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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[–] 0 points 6 months ago

Interesting thought.

I don't know that technical comp is going to be a problem, they're going to likely have access to a phone or tablet from a very young age. There's nothing they need for the most part that exceeds google docs and a website that they can likely pick up quickly.

I wonder if the technical needs will slowly change over time. Companies are still full of pc's when a keyboarded tablet would probably be fine for 9/10 of the job needs in white collar land.

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