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