Posted on 07/30/2025 3:46:19 AM PDT by Cronos
Some of it would be brain training. If all your answers are a click away, you’re going to lose your ability to think.
That’s why I’m really against computers of any kind being used in the school system. I’d rather read a neatly handwritten paper than a printed one from a word processor.
BTTT
Absolutely right!
But lazy teachers claim that computers are part of the real world now, so kids need to learn how to use computers.
Which is stupid. Kids aren't learning computer engineering in school. They're "learning" how to entertain themselves by clicking social media.
Between smart phones and AI no one will have to do much thinking. Their brains will petrify and atrophy. Or if they are young, their brains will not grow with dense neurons. Their brains will be like a glob of lard.
Teachers have no say in what is taught. The curriculum is mandated by the district. Teachers know that the use of phones and computers is destroying learning, because they see it every day in the kids they teach. But nobody asks their opinion.
It’s not so much laziness as it is too many teachers who are unqualified to teach their courses are being allowed to teach.
Not spending enough on computers is a common excuse for low test scores.
Other common excuses include not spending enough on ... (fill in the blank).
Teachers demanding students have laptops or PCs is somewhat ironic. I remember when the first hand-held calculators were introduced in the 70s. Teachers - even up to the college level - forbid students to have these little devices in the classroom.
In about 20 years, maybe sooner, the only thinking people will be Amish (the real ones).
Yep, 5hose freaks never comply. Get with the program Amish people...sheesh! STOP THINKING and be like the rest of us!
Just imagine how bad it is going to get with AI doing all of the thinking for the next generation.
The movie "Idiocracy" was prophecy, including the Crocks.
Everywhere one goes, there are people, especially the young, clinging to their phones as if they are life support systems. They act as if they cannot separate from their phones for even a minute. It’s really annoying and pathetic to watch.
Smartphones for stupid people.
I was homeschooled, grew up without a tv, and didn’t get a smart phone until I was 18 (or want one). I don’t use X, instagram, pinterest, etc. Love books, can’t stay away from libraries. The phone is mostly for keeping tabs on my properties and my boomer parents.
Smartphones. The worst invention by man ever.
Computer literacy is a form of literacy, and I've nothing against literacy. At the same time, my fellow millennials could profit from the study of critical thinking, in which they are more deficient than their elders (many of whom are also befuddled). Furthermore, some people are never going to excel at reading, writing, or math, but the world needs electricians, plumbers, shoemakers, mechanics, and farmers -- all of whom need the ability to think.
Computers are a teaching aid, as long as you have a proper teacher. Mine gave me a desk with a brand new Windows 98 when I was nose level with the space bar, and it helped me immeasurably. Still does. My favorite hangout on the laptop is youtube, where I probably see 20 educational videos for every 1 movie. It's also good for classical music and a bit of current events.
The problem is dependency on the phones for social life, not to mention other basic things my peers can't do well -- read a book, read a clock, deploy proper English, write cursive, drive safely, make change of a dollar, or look where they're going. Pretty sure nobody on Tik Tok is going to teach these things. We're lucky if public school teachers will, either.
I agree wholeheartedly with the comments in this post. Smartphones have taken the place of book-learning. And sadly, students of today don’t have any use for the old fashioned DICTIONARY! Why look a word up when you can just ask your phone!
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