The Digital Gap Between Rich and Poor Kids Is Not What Was Expected

Re:The Digital Gap Between Rich and Poor Kids Is Not What Wa... by imjustsaying on Friday October 26, 2018 @03:10PM (#18311968)

I dont understand the iPad thing. Why not laptops? It's a huge burden to do work on a toy instead of a proper machine. They're being conditioned to use inferior tooling.

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Re:The Digital Gap Between Rich and Poor Kids Is Not What Wa... by panda888888 on Saturday October 27, 2018 @12:21AM (#18314340)

There are lots of "math game" apps for elementary school students that are available on iOS but not MacOS/Windows.

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Re:The Digital Gap Between Rich and Poor Kids Is Not What Wa... by gowld on Friday October 26, 2018 @03:18PM (#18312030)

iPads are cheaper than laptops, and it has to be Apple because Apples are pretty.

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Re:The Digital Gap Between Rich and Poor Kids Is Not What Wa... by imjustsaying on Friday October 26, 2018 @03:52PM (#18312253)

Agreed, although I'm not sure iPads are cheaper than budget laptops even after whatever subsidy Apple may give schools to do vendor lock-in.

This doesn't bode well for the "Are schools daycares or for skill development?" debate.

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Re:The Digital Gap Between Rich and Poor Kids Is Not What Wa... by thowthisaway on Friday October 26, 2018 @04:48PM (#18312600)

you're expecting teachers to help each child with a desktop application? Or even troubleshoot the desktop/laptop? have you ever even used any one of those cheap laptops?

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Re:The Digital Gap Between Rich and Poor Kids Is Not What Wa... by spronkey on Sunday October 28, 2018 @03:56AM (#18319595)

IMO this is why Chromebooks are taking over education.

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