Launched at speed during COVID, Wake County’s 1:1 student laptop program now faces mounting costs, expiring federal aid, and new questions about equity, instruction, and long-term sustainability.
Firsthand knowledge shows that the laptops are tossed, dropped, lost, misplaced, used for personal play, not consistently used for academic gain. Students who are motivated will find a way to persevere and accomplish their goals despite what county provides. Go to library, use those in the classroom cart while at school. The vast majority just expect to have the damaged laptop replaced with another multiple times. There was little demonstration of accountability and instrinsic motivation by either those that have and have not.
Firsthand knowledge shows that the laptops are tossed, dropped, lost, misplaced, used for personal play, not consistently used for academic gain. Students who are motivated will find a way to persevere and accomplish their goals despite what county provides. Go to library, use those in the classroom cart while at school. The vast majority just expect to have the damaged laptop replaced with another multiple times. There was little demonstration of accountability and instrinsic motivation by either those that have and have not.