• tamal3@lemmy.world
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    22 days ago

    Maybe, but are there other things we can focus on? For example, as an ESL teacher, why do my newcomers only get a word to word paper dictionary on end of grade exams? I’m pretty sure the state of North Carolina just hates children? There’s literally no reason for this. Give them a digital dictionary.

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      22 days ago

      Paper is a renewable resource, rare metals used in computers aren’t, and the contents of the dictionary will be the same either way

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        22 days ago

        Yes but the process of obtaining the information is significantly more difficult. We can, you know, reuse the same 20 translation devices for years, and all kids have a laptop… I feel like you’re focused on the wrong thing.

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          22 days ago

          In what universe is an electronic device being handled by children going to last 20 years? Not ours

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          21 days ago

          No, it’s only more difficult for those without the skills to use the Index or Table of Contents in a book. Which is not really much of a difficult skill to learn. You pretty much need to know about alphabetical order and how one is at the front and the other is at the end of the book.