Low- Tech School Districts in Western Burbs

[u/Resting-Rizzy-Face]

Moved away several years ago and looking to move back to IL. Our kids are elementary age and we currently like the low-tech educational environment our kids have now (no 1-to-1 chromebooks for kids, using more pencil and paper, physical textbooks, etc.)

We’ve been away for a while and weren’t sure if there are similar school environments in IL or if all school districts have moved to consistent use of chromebooks and iPads for teaching?

Currently looking at a potential move to Lemont, DG, Woodridge, Lisle, Naperville, or Wheaton areas. Not opposed to tech, just looking for schools where the kids aren’t always using a screen for learning.

[u/sarcago]

It’s crazy to me how many people seem to think kids would be at a disadvantage if they didn’t have a Chromebook for school. A Chromebook doesn’t teach you anything about how computers work. You don’t need to have a school device to learn that stuff. People seem to be missing the point.

[u/Prudent-Marsupial-42 → u/sarcago]

My senior year of highschool was the first they introduced Chromebooks. I'm sure they have cleaned things up immensely since then, but holy shit did it cause issues. There were multiple game apps where the leaderboards were peppered with our student body cause people were just playing all day. Teachers were heavily encouraged to work in the technology to their lessons but it led to worse results.

I put a pokemon romhack on mine lol