While the COVID-19 pandemic spurred significant progress in expanding rural home internet access, these gains are proving temporary as resources dwindle.
You know what else a book doesn’t do? Provide information on multiple topics to several persons simultaneously with the capacity for realtime updates as corrections and new information becomes available. I have ye-olde set of encyclopedias from a few decades ago in my house, wanna bet how much of the information is current in them?
I dont think the basic maths and reading and science skills need to be updated constantly pretty sure a six grader doesn’t need a fucking laptop to learn basic skills. Also, putting the burden of content creation on teachers is not a great solution.
The article by the way is also about poor rural families who don’t have Internet connection. So yeah, a computer with no Wi-Fi doesn’t do that much good now does it?
Do you know what doesn’t need Wi-Fi and a battery to be recharged or power? a fucking book
It’s possible to get a basic laptop for less than the price of many single collage textbooks. Providing some base level connectivity has been a long time goal of several programs, and with satellite or cell connectivity it’s possible to cover large areas at a base level for minimal costs. Books are nice, but shouldn’t be relied on as the solitary source of information these days.
You know what else a book doesn’t do? Provide information on multiple topics to several persons simultaneously with the capacity for realtime updates as corrections and new information becomes available. I have ye-olde set of encyclopedias from a few decades ago in my house, wanna bet how much of the information is current in them?
I dont think the basic maths and reading and science skills need to be updated constantly pretty sure a six grader doesn’t need a fucking laptop to learn basic skills. Also, putting the burden of content creation on teachers is not a great solution.
The article by the way is also about poor rural families who don’t have Internet connection. So yeah, a computer with no Wi-Fi doesn’t do that much good now does it?
Do you know what doesn’t need Wi-Fi and a battery to be recharged or power? a fucking book
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It’s possible to get a basic laptop for less than the price of many single collage textbooks. Providing some base level connectivity has been a long time goal of several programs, and with satellite or cell connectivity it’s possible to cover large areas at a base level for minimal costs. Books are nice, but shouldn’t be relied on as the solitary source of information these days.
I didn’t realize middle schoolers are reading, college level textbooks.