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[ta1243]

Do you have kids in double digits?

Our senior schools (from age 11, "6th grade" in US term) literally mandate a phone (not a computer, an actual phone) for school, both to use in class and to receive homework assignments.

[iforgot22 → ta1243]

That's ok, they can borrow a parent's phone.

[firejake308 → iforgot22]

In class though?

[noufalibrahim → firejake308]

I'd be very concerned if a school relied on a smart phone even for class work.

[ta1243 → noufalibrahim]

Yet it's quite normal - at least in the three schools I know about

[noufalibrahim → ta1243]

Yes. I have kids. I'm not in the US. My kids school sends homework using an app. I get it on my phone, take printouts etc. and my kids get the work done.