Comment What the f-ck? (Score 1) 174
No 7 year old needs a laptop, NOT ONE. Ten years down the road, when this kid goes to college, he will probably need a laptop to accomodate his cramped dorm room and mobile lifestyle (i.e. studying in the library when his roommate has stunk up the entire floor with his hangover vomit). Elementary school kids need to focus on studying fundamentals like the multiplication table rather than screwing around with thinkum-dinkum's that can do advanced calculus far better than most 40 year old's rusty brains.
I don't think 5th grade teachers will be mandating their students to buy TI-83 graphing calculators any time soon. The reason is simple: they haven't reached that level of expertise with the subject (in this case math) or possess enough maturity or responsibility to take care of such an expensive item. There is no need for any type/brand/speed/variety of laptop in grade school. What the hell are these people thinking?
There is one private prep high school in my city that requires all its students to purchase laptops. Frankly, I don't see the reason behind it. I never needed a laptop in high school either, and look, I performed fine, and I'm going to a college rated one of the top in the country. People need to realize that it isn't the tools that make the results or grades or products. Computers, PC's, laptops, whatever, are merely tools with which to work and create. And WHO does all the working and creating?
I don't know. Maybe I'm all wrong about this. Whatever, spoil those little kids with distractions and luxuries. "Do what you want, but don't do it around me..."
I don't think 5th grade teachers will be mandating their students to buy TI-83 graphing calculators any time soon. The reason is simple: they haven't reached that level of expertise with the subject (in this case math) or possess enough maturity or responsibility to take care of such an expensive item. There is no need for any type/brand/speed/variety of laptop in grade school. What the hell are these people thinking?
There is one private prep high school in my city that requires all its students to purchase laptops. Frankly, I don't see the reason behind it. I never needed a laptop in high school either, and look, I performed fine, and I'm going to a college rated one of the top in the country. People need to realize that it isn't the tools that make the results or grades or products. Computers, PC's, laptops, whatever, are merely tools with which to work and create. And WHO does all the working and creating?
I don't know. Maybe I'm all wrong about this. Whatever, spoil those little kids with distractions and luxuries. "Do what you want, but don't do it around me..."
