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Seriously school sounds like it fucking SUCKS now. School sucked when I was in high school but it seems like it REALLY sucks now
Computer classes were AWESOME when we’re on Windows XP and they just taught basic computer skills and typing. I had a war for the desktop background with a kid from another class. They always switched it to something they wanted, but it was MY station, dangit!
…so I edited the registry to remove the background tab from display settings. I WIN!
Hey I had that when I was a kid! Did they just stop teaching computer literacy to kids at some point?
This country doesn't want to pay teachers so it's using technology to fill the gap. It's not being used to enhance the education. It's being used to keep costs low. It's like using a self checkout camera. Sure, some people will still steal stuff. You're not actually trying to prevent all of that. You're just trying to lower that amount of theft so it's less than hiring a cashier. The teachers suffer and the students suffer for it.
But this country is also not interested in having well educated people capable of critical thinking. I believe I'm paraphrasing Carlin now. But it just wants obedient workers.