Fair question; I shouldn't have ranted without proposing a solution. I guess what I'd like is for each student to have a Raspberry Pi, Pinebook Pro, or similarl

Fair question; I shouldn't have ranted without proposing a solution. I guess what I'd like is for each student to have a Raspberry Pi, Pinebook Pro, or similarly cheap and open computer (and yes, I know Raspberry Pi isn't free enough for the purists), with which they are free to do whatever they want. And they should be encouraged to go as deep into it as their abilities and interests will allow.