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America's tech-filled classrooms are facing a backlash against school-assigned devices (apnews.com)
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[–] 3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I think it would take a pretty big effort to keep kids from learning how to use basic functions on tablets or laptops. They are inundated with these in and out of school. They don't need to use them in school to be comfortabke with them on the job market.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 months ago (2 children)

    And yet a lot of kids are entering the workforce today not knowing how to use a computer mouse or what a web browser is.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago

    Probably best to focus on child labor laws then.

    For young adults entering the workforce computer literacy is dropping DESPITE a clear increase in school computer use. This is not an argument for kids being shackeld to tablets for their school work. Basic computer science courses, typing courses and computer lab exposure are sufficient.

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