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andyandflo wrote: »What we seem to be forgetting is that the laptop is for the kids as required to do their homework. Why should they, the innocent ones in all of this, suffer?
What is so wrong in having it paid for by the state if it helps them in their education? It doesn't matter if the parents can afford it or not or should work longer hours. My opinion - all kids should be given them regardless. They are our future generation and need all the help that we can give them.
Rubbish! Every school and library have computers and computer access, and as a mother of 3 children, one of them high school age, let me tell you first hand, that the amount of homework that requires internet access is very small! Despite having a lap-top and a desktop at home, my DD does mos of her internet homework at school or the library as she does it with freinds, and they can be 'socialable' at the same time as geting work done!
IMHO things like laptops and internet access are an earned priviledge! Not a right! I was always taught If you want something better for your family you go out and earn it, or save for it, or go without! Laptops and 'net access are a luxury!0 -
moomoomama27 wrote: »Rubbish! Every school and library have computers and computer access, and as a mother of 3 children, one of them high school age, let me tell you first hand, that the amount of homework that requires internet access is very small! Despite having a lap-top and a desktop at home, my DD does mos of her internet homework at school or the library as she does it with freinds, and they can be 'socialable' at the same time as geting work done!
IMHO things like laptops and internet access are an earned priviledge! Not a right! I was always taught If you want something better for your family you go out and earn it, or save for it, or go without! Laptops and 'net access are a luxury!
Are your kids primary or secondary?
My experience, internet access is required by secondary students. They often even have to download their homework from home.
Virtually all their homework relies on some kind of internet access. It's actually a requirement of much of it. The library computers are often all taken, and it's not always convenient or practical in the early evening to walk the distance to town in the hope of getting onto a PC,, when the time could be put to better use studying especially in the GCSE years.All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume.0 -
moomoomama27 wrote: »Rubbish! Every school and library have computers and computer access, and as a mother of 3 children, one of them high school age, let me tell you first hand, that the amount of homework that requires internet access is very small! Despite having a lap-top and a desktop at home, my DD does mos of her internet homework at school or the library as she does it with freinds, and they can be 'socialable' at the same time as geting work done!
IMHO things like laptops and internet access are an earned priviledge! Not a right! I was always taught If you want something better for your family you go out and earn it, or save for it, or go without! Laptops and 'net access are a luxury!Deepmistrust wrote: »Are your kids primary or secondary?
My experience, internet access is required by secondary students. They often even have to download their homework from home.
Virtually all their homework relies on some kind of internet access. It's actually a requirement of much of it. The library computers are often all taken, and it's not always convenient or practical in the early evening to walk the distance to town in the hope of getting onto a PC,, when the time could be put to better use studying especially in the GCSE years.
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Deepmistrust wrote: »Are your kids primary or secondary?
My experience, internet access is required by secondary students. They often even have to download their homework from home.
Virtually all their homework relies on some kind of internet access. It's actually a requirement of much of it. The library computers are often all taken, and it's not always convenient or practical in the early evening to walk the distance to town in the hope of getting onto a PC,, when the time could be put to better use studying especially in the GCSE years.
I have 1 in secondary, 2 in primary.
Yes there is a small level of internet homework involved for my DD, but I guess we are lucky that in the area we live we have librariries with excellent facilities, and the the school offers 'homework' clubs every day after school for up to 2 hours where the students can use the internet and computers for their homework. So students without access can have it.0 -
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I guess this shows, that some schools do indeed have a higher requirement for Internet Access than others.
And to be honest, for those schools that do not require internet access, that is only going to change in the future, with more and more of childrens learning requiring computers, from anything from their IT lessons (some homework on topics such as spreadsheets does infact require access to spreadsheets!) to homework research.
Sure kids *could* sometimes do it the old fashioned way sourcing books for research (that isn't to say we do away with books, in fact often it's the more reliable method for understanding a subject), but personally I'd rather they spent the time accessing up-to-date information at their fingertips when they need it.
Progression, not regression.
Mankind did not advance to where we are today by shunning technology.All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume.0 -
moomoomama27 wrote: »I have 1 in secondary, 2 in primary.
Yes there is a small level of internet homework involved for my DD, but I guess we are lucky that in the area we live we have librariries with excellent facilities, and the the school offers 'homework' clubs every day after school for up to 2 hours where the students can use the internet and computers for their homework. So students without access can have it.
Lots of people have seen their libraries shut down thanks to 'cuts'.
And often their books are limited, and you might have to order them in, from another library which can take a week or two.
Homework clubs are great, but not always practical. For example, if a child uses a school bus to get home, then he is limited to which afterschool clubs he can attend.
Nor is it practical if they want to research or study later in the evening. Which is what many GSCE students do actually do.
So in other words, homeworkclubs help, but they do not cover all the needs of students. And in a technological day and age when students DO require computers and internet access, in fact most people use internet access to some degree, then it's no good holding children back in this vital area.All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume.0 -
my secondary school aged son does around 90% of his homework online.
His school to a system where you pay the cost of £249 over a 2 year period for the laptop and it comes pre installed with all the software he needs and includes insurance. You also have the option to pay the lot upfront if you so wish.
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This way every child has the same laptop and software at a very afordable price without the need for a state handout0 -
my secondary school aged son does around 90% of his homework online.
His school to a system where you pay the cost of £249 over a 2 year period for the laptop and it comes pre installed with all the software he needs and includes insurance. You also have the option to pay the lot upfront if you so wish.
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This way every child has the same laptop and software at a very afordable price without the need for a state handout
I bet that is still a subsidised price though. Sounds very cheap.All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume.0 -
His school to a system where you pay the cost of £249 over a 2 year period for the laptop and it comes pre installed with all the software he needs and includes insurance. You also have the option to pay the lot upfront if you so wish.
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This way every child has the same laptop and software at a very afordable price without the need for a state handout
That's a brilliant idea!0 -
Deepmistrust wrote: »I bet that is still a subsidised price though. Sounds very cheap.
Not subsidised at all and the price is kept cheap by only buying what is needed rather than high priced top of the range branded goods.0
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