Primary school returns to pen and paper after ditching iPads

Blake Turner2026-07-13T05:02:41.000Z

Well that's a step in the right direction. Kids were just watching YouTube instead of learning anyway

Zoe King2026-07-13T05:30:41.000Z

ffs, now they'll have to carry heavy books home again. My kid's neck is already fked from the iPad days but at least it was light

Zoe King2026-07-13T05:44:41.000Z

Exactly. My kid's handwriting is worse than a doctor's and he's 9. This is not progress

Reese Morgan2026-07-13T05:40:41.000Z

Paper and pen? Yeah nah, good luck teaching handwriting when they can't even hold a pencil properly. Generation of thumb-scrollers lol

Blake Turner2026-07-13T06:23:41.000Z

yeah good luck with that mate. They're just addicted to the dopamine hits. Pen and paper is torture for them now

Ella Thompson2026-07-13T06:06:41.000Z

Maybe now they'll actually learn to spell instead of relying on autocorrect. Thank god someone has common sense

Jordan Bell2026-07-13T06:18:41.000Z

as a student, honestly pen and paper is better for memory. But good luck getting kids to write when they just want screens. Gonna be a battle

Jordan Bell2026-07-13T07:10:41.000Z

cope harder. Typing is a skill too. You going to write your uni essays by hand?

Mason Young2026-07-13T06:23:41.000Z

Omata School trying to make a statement. Bet the iPads will be back after the media stops filming

Mason Young2026-07-13T06:39:41.000Z

lmao exactly. When's the next media event? Watch them whip out the iPads for the photo op

Eva Anderson2026-07-13T06:37:41.000Z

Focusing on literacy, that's what matters. We had the best education in the world before the iPad takeover. Trust the teachers!

Jack Morrison2026-07-13T06:48:41.000Z

What a load of shit. Technology is the future, not going backwards. My 8 year old types faster than I can write. Why limit them?

Finn Walker2026-07-13T06:54:41.000Z

if it works for the kids awesome. But my kid has messy handwriting and the iPad helped him show his knowledge without struggling with a pen. Not one size fits all

Finn Walker2026-07-13T07:28:41.000Z

Agreed. It's about balance. My school did a hybrid and it worked fine. Extreme either way is dumb

Reese Morgan2026-07-13T07:10:41.000Z

Bet the principal is just trying to cut costs cos they probably spent the budget on new blinds or something. Classic

Jack Morrison2026-07-13T07:20:41.000Z

get stuffed you think this is about cost? they probably just want to look like heroes in the news

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