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    MP> > I like this article. My kid's highschool has gone 100% Chromebook, meani   
    MP> > there are no more textbooks. I don't like it. It's bad for their eyes, i   
    MP> > bad idea to send kids walking the streets with millions of dollars worth   
    MP> > computers, it's bad that schools are making big deals with big tech   
    MP> > companies,   
    MP> > it's more convenient to read textbooks, there's password issues, there's   
    MP> > privacy concerns, and the list of things wrong with it is a mile long.   
    MP>    
    MP> I worry about their retention and comprehension more than the rest, but   
    MP> there are additional potential issues for sure.  One of my younger nieces   
    MP> is in the era of few books and no homework... most everything is   
    MP> online... and it seems to have started a habit where she is online all   
    MP> the time when at home, too.   
      
   I didn't think of that, but yes. I'm sure it contributes to the addiction of   
   being glued to electronic devices. There's nothing good about it, except for   
   it "saves trees."   
      
    MP> I worry that it cuts down on their social interactions and may have   
    MP> mental consequences.   
      
   Me too.   
      
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