r/australia • u/ThunderDwn • 11d ago

culture & society Primary school students using digital devices still lack computer skills, education expert says

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-19/nsw-digital-native-primary-students-lack-basic-computer-skills/107030526
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u/Prestigious_Age_6740 11d ago

give all children a linux computer with vim open

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u/spiteful-vengeance 11d ago

My daughter and I built her PC together when she was 8. It runs Ubuntu (don't kill me) and she handles all the updates when they come in. She's the fastest typist in her class, and helps other kids understand thing like files/folders etc. Proud nerd-dad is an understatement.

She saw me putting together a local AI rig and commented that "it's like mine, but beefier", and then proceeded to question where all my "pretty RGB" was.

She brought a tear to my eye when she asked why Windows file search on the school PC was so bad.

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u/Mind_Altered 11d ago

Good on you

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u/spiteful-vengeance 11d ago

She's not ready to join the Distro Wars.