• pdxfed@lemmy.world
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    23 hours ago

    Middle class parents are the ones slapping Gps trackers on their kids wrists. Poor kids are the lucky ones as they may not yet have a digital leash due to cost? I’m sure googles next academic intrusion will move from Chromebooks to smart watches for PE.

    I seriously can’t believe how common it is to see 9-y/os chatting on a voice call every 15 minutes with their parents. I’m on block a. I’m going to playground b. I’m with Johnny. JFC and their parents likely had exposure to “higher education”.

    • Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works
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      19 hours ago

      That’s something that a parent can easily opt in or out of. This article is about the normalizatiin of data collection through portals that are the expected interface for many aspects of education. It can be very challenging to fight the tsunami of school and activity based digitization.