[Retric]

Learning how to use a computer is like learning how to use a pen. It’s not binary there is a huge difference between knowing how to say surf the web and actually know how to use it for research.

Carpentry a great analogy as you can learn the basic skills to build a perfectly functional house in a few weeks. However, you can literally spend a lifetime mastering it. So, let’s not pretend the bare minimum of computer literacy is all there is to know.

Anti Vax people for example have fundamental issues with knowing how to utilize computer technology. They where ill prepared to separate fact from FUD and it’s causing real problems. Having 11 year olds writing papers that get graded is a great way to transition kids from basic literacy into mastery.

[bombolo]

And in school they don't teach how to use them effectively… or they wouldn't be using locked down google stuff.

[Retric]

Learning is a multi stage process. The military doesn’t start 17 year old kids on F-35 fighter jets. It’s the same deal here, the vastly lower cost option is good enough to be useful training.

Chromebooks are the baking soda equivalent in middle school school chemistry experiments. Cheap and instructive is considered good enough.