A device with a keyboard was much much better for me than paper in college (netbook at the time, but same idea as a iPad), and would have also made high school

A device with a keyboard was much much better for me than paper in college (netbook at the time, but same idea as a iPad), and would have also made high school better. I can type faster than I can write (including most math needed in engineering, pure math I never quite got there and still used paper); the notes were searchable, more legible, and sharable; and I could bring up class presentations closer to my face and annotate them directly, among other advantages. Folks can do what works for them, including pen and paper, but there are definitely advantages to the more tech route beyond just "fitting in", and compared to the cost of even a single semester at some schools the iPad cost is easy to justify. Sure, I can just browse the internet instead of doing work, but I can also do that on my phone and doodle in a paper notebook if I'm set on not paying attention, and people have been able to daydream forever. Edited for spelling and such