Re:Some Schools Are Blocking Replit to Prevent Kids from Coding
by indymike on Thursday March 11, 2021 @01:14PM
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Well... if a school's purpose is not education... What is it?
Re:Some Schools Are Blocking Replit to Prevent Kids from Coding
by ziddoap on Thursday March 11, 2021 @01:17PM
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The school's purpose is still education...
It's just not educating in the specific areas you want. I imagine your kids aren't learning quantum physics or fine dining etiquette either. That doesn't mean that the school is no longer educating.
Re:Some Schools Are Blocking Replit to Prevent Kids from Coding
by indymike on Thursday March 11, 2021 @04:47PM
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"It's just not educating in the specific areas you want."
You are right. I do not want my children to learn whatever is being taught when the school's IT department is threatening children with the police for trying to learn to make a web page and fiddle with CSS and Javascript.
Re:Some Schools Are Blocking Replit to Prevent Kids from Coding
by ziddoap on Thursday March 11, 2021 @05:45PM
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That is a separate issue, and one I wholeheartedly agree with. If that is what the IT department or administration said, I would also be upset. Saying that it is locked down for XYZ is one thing, adding in a line which threatens kids with police action for wanting to learn something is obviously out of bounds and inappropriate.
However, that is different than claiming that schools purpose is no longer education. It's conflating an entire system with the disappointing actions of a few people working within a school.
You seem to be doing a bit of hand-waving at the end there trying to equate the school’s purpose with the entire idea of education and learning. That’s something that takes place on all of life, not just in school.