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BYOD is partially a terrible idea. They shouldn't be sending kids home with devices. What about parents who object to technology screen time? Could we not inve
by 1letterunixname 4y ago
BYOD is partially a terrible idea. They shouldn't be sending kids home with devices. What about parents who object to technology screen time?
Could we not invent a religion, say Reformed Mennonites, that objects to children using screen devices? How could they argue with that?
- prepend 4y agoI was able to use unspecific religious and cultural preferences to get my school to allow BYOD, after many other attempts failed. I think there’s some value in having a modern, atheist, philosophical church to yield positive bureaucratic results. It reminds me of the early internet’s Church of the Subgenius [0] and people playing around for lulz. I had friends who were ironically Satanists and still have some who claim to be Discordians, but I think that’s just to mess with census takers. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_SubGenius https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_the_SubGenius
- MandieD 4y agoReal US church with a long history, prominent historic members (John Adams and family) and a rather open attitude towards the existence of God/gods: the Unitarian-Universalist Church. My agnostic childhood best friend sends her daughters to various youth programs there, and she and I are both recovering Southern Baptists (I went a more middle road: Episcopalian). She really likes their relationship and sexuality education series for teens.
- bearmode 4y ago>What about parents who object to technology screen time? As in, completely? Then those parents should realise that they're severely hampering their kid's education and development in a screen-focused world, and set more reasonable restrictions.
- prepend 4y agoI’m guessing the Amish have way higher SAT and lifetime income stats.