Parents opt kids out of school computers, insisting on pen-and-paper instead
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A loose network of parents are teaching one another how to get their kids off of school-issued Chromebooks and iPads.

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.

  • foodandart@lemmy.zipEnglish
    3·
    12 hours ago

    This was a public school and they tolerated this shit?

    Sweet Jesus the standards have fallen.

    Is it the parents, school board and administration or a combination of all 3?

    • andros_rex@lemmy.worldEnglish
      3·
      10 hours ago

      White flight and a state that hates education.

      The rest of the science department were “emergency certified” - eg, random bachelors degrees.

      I know for the fact the district has put teachers in without BACKGROUND CHECKS.

        • andros_rex@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          7 hours ago

          Bingo.

          First week of the job: “hey, stop talking about your college experiences with the kids. These kids are never going to college, so none of it will ever connect with them.”