Parents opt kids out of school computers, insisting on pen and paper instead
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Parents are forming a loose network teaching one another how to get their children off 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.

  • WindyRebel@lemmy.worldEnglish
    4·
    15 hours ago

    She’s (the relative) lucky she can do that. Some districts or schools have homework policies. As I am finishing up my master’s for elementary education, if I can get away with NOT assigning homework then that’s what I will do. They are kids and need their mental breaks as well. There’s research that shows homework doesn’t correlate to better learning or growth. It’s just busy work and play is really good for kids’ minds.

    If anything, I will encourage them to read and tell me what cool thing(s) they are reading about the next morning!

    • NewNewAugustEast@lemmy.zipEnglish
      5·
      15 hours ago

      I wish you luck I really do. If the parents insist the kids rest of day is structured I hope they get sports, or the scouts, or maker spaces, or library, or something worthwhile.