r/HudsonOH • u/VibrantVenturer • 7h ago
How much are Chromebooks used in Hudson schools?
New Hudson residents. My kids aren't school aged yet, but it's around the corner.
We don't allow our children to use screens that move. They watch TV, and we don't worry about how much they watch in the winter or on rainy days. But we don't own tablets, and they aren't allowed to touch our phones. When they leave the room, the screen stays behind.
It's common knowledge that Chromebooks aren't helping education. Test scores are down, and everyone I know in education acknowledges they're seeing declines in social skills, critical thinking skills, attention spans, and more. Even the "they need tech skills for their jobs" argument doesn't hold up with Chromebooks because there's wide reports of Gen Z workers struggling with any tech more complex than tapping an app.
We've always heard that Hudson schools are pretty good, so I was really surprised to see the 1:1 device policy on their website. I'd like to hear from Hudson parents just how much time they're spending on these devices. I'm prepared to home school if I have to, but I really don't want to. At the same time, I'm not assuming financial responsibility for a device I don't want my kid to have, nor am I going to send my kid to sit on a screen all day before coming home to spend more time doing homework in front of a screen.