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.
Other benefits of writing on paper:
It also feels good. Especially if you go out and buy a nice pen. And it gives your work a degree of object permanence.
Dogs eat it though. I’ve never heard “the dog ate my Chromebook”.
No but screens crack, they lose the chargers, there are excuses
And the classic “I just took it out of my bag and it was like that”