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I dont understand the iPad thing. Why not laptops? It's a huge burden to do work on a toy instead of a proper machine. They're being conditioned to use inferior
by imjustsaying 8y ago
I dont understand the iPad thing. Why not laptops? It's a huge burden to do work on a toy instead of a proper machine. They're being conditioned to use inferior tooling.
- gowld 8y agoiPads are cheaper than laptops, and it has to be Apple because Apples are pretty.
- imjustsaying 8y agoAgreed, although I'm not sure iPads are cheaper than budget laptops even after whatever subsidy Apple may give schools to do vendor lock-in. This doesn't bode well for the "Are schools daycares or for skill development?" debate.
- thowthisaway 8y agoyou're expecting teachers to help each child with a desktop application? Or even troubleshoot the desktop/laptop? have you ever even used any one of those cheap laptops?
- panda888888 8y agoThere are lots of "math game" apps for elementary school students that are available on iOS but not MacOS/Windows.
- spronkey 8y agoIMO this is why Chromebooks are taking over education.