“The Digital Delusion” connects the collapse in standardized test scores to the rise of education technology in public schools. It’s driving a heated debate.
That hits the nail on the head. I spent mamy hours of my infront of various computers ranging from Atari over C128 to 8086 and finally a glorious 386. Most of that time was spent fixing problems, trying to understand hard- and software issues and finding workarounds.
Kids these days with iPads and Chromebooks don’t experience any of that.
I mean yeah that’s awesome, i was talking about more like the elementary school level, im guessing your son wasn’t perpetually on an ipad playing candy crush at that age
That hits the nail on the head. I spent mamy hours of my infront of various computers ranging from Atari over C128 to 8086 and finally a glorious 386. Most of that time was spent fixing problems, trying to understand hard- and software issues and finding workarounds.
Kids these days with iPads and Chromebooks don’t experience any of that.
ok but that was a world of entire programs on a floppy disc and no real internet.
My son is doing a coop term in consumer computer repair and business is brisk in keeping 15 year old computers working, second lives with Linux.
I mean yeah that’s awesome, i was talking about more like the elementary school level, im guessing your son wasn’t perpetually on an ipad playing candy crush at that age