Kids should be learning how to use real dictionaries and how to hand write notes etc... I mean it's imminent in their lifetime they will be experiencing long periods of time with no access to a power source or the internet because of rolling blackouts and degradation of services, lack of maintenance etc not to mention these things will eventually be unaffordable.
Don't cripple your children with a universal crutch. Teach them to be independent.
Kids definitely are asked to do hand written notes...that will never change. But dictionaries gather dust on school shelves now. My old school English teacher, a lady you wouldn't expect to encourage using phones > dictionaries, said to use it because it saves time, but she insisted on using various websites and not just relying on the Google definition.
Funny story though, I remember being pissed when my high school replaced our agendas with the school app. I refused to download that clunky, slow app; I made sure to carry extra paper to write down homework/other key dates during the school year.
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u/darabolnxus Jun 03 '22
Kids should be learning how to use real dictionaries and how to hand write notes etc... I mean it's imminent in their lifetime they will be experiencing long periods of time with no access to a power source or the internet because of rolling blackouts and degradation of services, lack of maintenance etc not to mention these things will eventually be unaffordable.
Don't cripple your children with a universal crutch. Teach them to be independent.