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The middle schooler had been begging to opt out, citing headaches from the Chromebook screen and a dislike of the AI chatbot recently integrated into it.

Parents across the country are taking steps to stop their children from using school-issued Chromebooks and iPads, citing concerns about distractions and access to inappropriate content that they fear hampers their kids’ education.

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[–] FireWire400@lemmy.world 61 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (15 children)

That's the one good side effect of AI, it makes people want to move away from technology where it's not really necessary

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 33 points 1 week ago (14 children)

also counterproductive, handwriting is better for retention.

[–] atomicbocks@sh.itjust.works 21 points 1 week ago (13 children)

Handwriting is better for retention if you are good at writing notes. Not everybody can write fast and legibly and still listen to and comprehend the lecture.

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Of course there are kids with disabilities or nuerodivergence, and common sense should handle what is best for them individually. We're talking about broad policy here, laptops should not be the default.

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