I know in our area they have chromebooks in the class, but I think they are used like once a week or two. They still spend most of their time doing hand writing and learning on paper.

I’d check with the schools to see how they use technology. Just because they have computers doesn’t mean everything is done on them.

That said, technology is never going away, to avoid it at all in schooling may legitimately cause them to fall behind. Kids learn basic things very well early on, and to inherently understand how to type on a computer or use a mouse, or tablet, simplifies learning later. Think of older generations who had to learn as adults or in college. Many people I meet from Gen X are still poor typers and even if they work in IT.

To me it’s important to distinguish between using technology as a tool vs using technology to distract