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.
You got that boomer energy.
I’m a Millennial. And a software engineer.
I hacked computers at school for fun. Haha. I’m not a boomer.
And yet here you are, acting like one. “Phones bad. Kids dumb. My generation’s better.”
Now you are the one that sounds like a kid.
It’s uncanny.
No, they don’t. I love technology for its entertainment and educational benefits, but it’s horrible that this kid is so familiar with screens that they don’t understand you can’t zoom a book. Screens don’t allow one to feel textures, see depth, or manipulate objects in space, among other vital educational activities. Young brains need to be stimulated by real-world phenomena in order to develop properly. Our children deserve better.