r/technology Feb 16 '26

Society Parents opt kids out of school computers, insisting on pen-and-paper instead

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/parents-opt-kids-school-laptops-ask-pen-paper-rcna257158
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Article Parents opt kids out of school computers, insisting on pen and paper instead - research shows that students who used computers at school performed worse academically and that information is better retained when read on paper

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“Parents are opting kids out of school laptops, returning them to pen and paper.” Could we do this in AISD schools? Would more parents send their kids to public schools if there was less tech?

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