I showed this graphic my wife, her response was chromebooks. She was a teacher through this timeframe and in 2015 was the period where laptops became 1 to 1 for her school.
I think Chromebooks as a supplement to books are fantastic. But instead they have completely replaced all books. This means lessons are broken up into small chunks of information which reinforces the limited attention span problems that already exist.
A chromebook is an open invitation for all manner of distraction. The convenience is a double-edged sword. Having tablet like tech to work through also means it’s just as easy to go do something else rather than the task at hand. In addition, the school chromebooks are controlled by the school admin, and not the parents, more on that later.
With a book or some kind of physical medium, switching to a different thing means physically changing what you’re doing and interaction with. With a chromebook it’s as simple as opening up a new tab. And since the environment hasn’t changed (still at the desk on a the chromebook) it’s far too easy to lose track of time. They’re not mode-switching, they’re just switching tabs.
This is disaster, especially for children who already lack impulse control; because they’re children. Kind of one the main hallmarks of being a child. It’s exponentially worse for neurodivergent children, especially those with ADHD. Class/Homework/Textbook is boring? Open up a tiktok/youtube/etc tab… hours are gone. HOURS.
So the solution should be “well okay, the just block those things”. But you can’t… because you (as the parent) are not the chromebook admin, the school is. “Then you should just watch them”, you’re right, but ya know what would be better? If they weren’t doing their work on a machine that was so easily for them be distacted. Schools shouldn’t be giving children the tools to consume hours of brainrot, give the parents no controls in the mattter and just go “welp, figure it out”.
A child using paper and pencil has to physically change what they are doing and their focus. That’s mode switching. And it provides a focus barrier helping kids remain on task or at the very least track time (like with a pomodoro timer).
A chromebook is an open invitation for all manner of distraction.
Reactionaries blaming technology for social issues IS the distraction, boomer. You fell for it again and I’m not going to take you any more seriously just because you mashed out a wall of text about it.
The Chromebooks didn’t magically appear. It was a social decision to use them.
Guns are perfectly safe too. They cannot do anything on their own. Yet a society that allows unrestricted gun ownership without regulations or training will have problems.
I blame Chromebooks.
I showed this graphic my wife, her response was chromebooks. She was a teacher through this timeframe and in 2015 was the period where laptops became 1 to 1 for her school.
I blame chrombooks, and the whole thing of dropping phonics for sight words the last ten years or so.
They didnt teach kids how to sound out words, and handed them a chromebook.
“Why cant children read?”
aye
sure dont blame the systemic dismantling of the education system
Absolutely.
Okay boomer.
I think Chromebooks as a supplement to books are fantastic. But instead they have completely replaced all books. This means lessons are broken up into small chunks of information which reinforces the limited attention span problems that already exist.
A chromebook is literally just a slightly more capable tablet with a slightly more capable OS. You’re blaming technology for a social problem.
A chromebook is an open invitation for all manner of distraction. The convenience is a double-edged sword. Having tablet like tech to work through also means it’s just as easy to go do something else rather than the task at hand. In addition, the school chromebooks are controlled by the school admin, and not the parents, more on that later.
With a book or some kind of physical medium, switching to a different thing means physically changing what you’re doing and interaction with. With a chromebook it’s as simple as opening up a new tab. And since the environment hasn’t changed (still at the desk on a the chromebook) it’s far too easy to lose track of time. They’re not mode-switching, they’re just switching tabs.
This is disaster, especially for children who already lack impulse control; because they’re children. Kind of one the main hallmarks of being a child. It’s exponentially worse for neurodivergent children, especially those with ADHD. Class/Homework/Textbook is boring? Open up a tiktok/youtube/etc tab… hours are gone. HOURS.
So the solution should be “well okay, the just block those things”. But you can’t… because you (as the parent) are not the chromebook admin, the school is. “Then you should just watch them”, you’re right, but ya know what would be better? If they weren’t doing their work on a machine that was so easily for them be distacted. Schools shouldn’t be giving children the tools to consume hours of brainrot, give the parents no controls in the mattter and just go “welp, figure it out”.
A child using paper and pencil has to physically change what they are doing and their focus. That’s mode switching. And it provides a focus barrier helping kids remain on task or at the very least track time (like with a pomodoro timer).
Reactionaries blaming technology for social issues IS the distraction, boomer. You fell for it again and I’m not going to take you any more seriously just because you mashed out a wall of text about it.
Oh, got it, youre just a literal child. Of course you know everything.
The Chromebooks didn’t magically appear. It was a social decision to use them.
Guns are perfectly safe too. They cannot do anything on their own. Yet a society that allows unrestricted gun ownership without regulations or training will have problems.
So yeah, it’s not the technology.
do you have children in US public school?
Two people making the same mistake doesn’t make either of them more correct for the company.
Off with you too, boomer.
You didn’t answer the question.
They dont have children, they are a child.