▲ 990 ▼ The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents (fortune.com) submitted 7 months ago by silence7@slrpnk.net to c/technology@lemmy.world 164 comments fedilink hide all child comments Archived copies of the article: ghostarchive.org web.archive.org
[–] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 7 months ago (7 children) Did you not have a locker? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 7 child comments replies: [–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 9 points 7 months ago (3 children) Not OP, but when I hear this argument, a lot of schools wouldn't let you go to your locker between all classes. That, or your classes were so far apart, you didn't have time to go even get to your locker between them. There were some days I could only get to my locker once. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] hodgepodgin@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago Yeah. I had a locker next to the school’s music room in the farthest corner once. Fun year. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 7 months ago* (1 child) Well that's why I ask, we had lockers, that were easy to access between classes with minimal planning. It just blows my mind how many people didn't have a locker.. My locker at work was even easy to access. I'm sorry y'all didn't have a locker permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] Alphonsus@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent [–] eli@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago My highschool, which I graduated mid 2010s, didn't have lockers. We had gym lockers, which was just to put our stuff for that one gym period, it wasn't "our own". So, no. Not all highschools have lockers. permalink fedilink source parent [–] nile_istic@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago My high school didn't have lockers. I assume mine isn't the only one. permalink fedilink source parent [–] toddestan@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago My high school, among other interesting design decisions, didn't have any lockers in the academic areas. So you had a locker that was way over by the gyms, or out by the shop classes, or if you were lucky in the cafeteria (because then you could at least stash your lunch in it). The administration also seemed to be completely mystified as to why everyone carried around huge backpacks. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Gerudo@lemmy.zip 9 points 7 months ago (3 children) Not OP, but when I hear this argument, a lot of schools wouldn't let you go to your locker between all classes. That, or your classes were so far apart, you didn't have time to go even get to your locker between them. There were some days I could only get to my locker once. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] hodgepodgin@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago Yeah. I had a locker next to the school’s music room in the farthest corner once. Fun year. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 7 months ago* (1 child) Well that's why I ask, we had lockers, that were easy to access between classes with minimal planning. It just blows my mind how many people didn't have a locker.. My locker at work was even easy to access. I'm sorry y'all didn't have a locker permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] Alphonsus@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] hodgepodgin@lemmy.zip 2 points 7 months ago Yeah. I had a locker next to the school’s music room in the farthest corner once. Fun year. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 point 7 months ago* (1 child) Well that's why I ask, we had lockers, that were easy to access between classes with minimal planning. It just blows my mind how many people didn't have a locker.. My locker at work was even easy to access. I'm sorry y'all didn't have a locker permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [+] Alphonsus@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Alphonsus@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) [removed by mod] permalink fedilink source parent
[–] eli@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago My highschool, which I graduated mid 2010s, didn't have lockers. We had gym lockers, which was just to put our stuff for that one gym period, it wasn't "our own". So, no. Not all highschools have lockers. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nile_istic@lemmy.world 2 points 7 months ago My high school didn't have lockers. I assume mine isn't the only one. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] toddestan@lemmy.world 1 point 7 months ago My high school, among other interesting design decisions, didn't have any lockers in the academic areas. So you had a locker that was way over by the gyms, or out by the shop classes, or if you were lucky in the cafeteria (because then you could at least stash your lunch in it). The administration also seemed to be completely mystified as to why everyone carried around huge backpacks. permalink fedilink source parent