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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 month ago (3 children)

the worst part is expecting kids to learn about computers using a fucking Chromebook.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

They're not learning. They're being implanted into Googles software as a service model. Get the kids on Gmail when they're young and they'll never use anything else.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Yep.

Same shit happened when conditioning students to use "PowerPoint" for science fairs.

The indoctrination starts young.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Chromebooks aren't replacing computer classes. They're replacing textbooks and mimeographed handouts for a variety of classes. Most of that stuff is web based now, and Chromebooks are cheap so they're the perfect tool for the job.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

That's like if you taught the next generation of carpenters using Fisher-Price toy tools (all sponsored by Fisher-Price, by paying huge campaign money to the politician).