Anonymous wrote:My kid used their school-issued laptop at school and a better one at home (with a monitor).

Same. We have a PC for home use that is docked with a monitor, mouse, and keyboard.

Laptop docking station for home with a separate monitor or two and a full size keyboard. It’s a much better setup.

My kid used their school-issued laptop at school and a better one at home (with a monitor).

Anonymous wrote:We got our kid a monitor for home use - he loves it.

Monitor and keyboard/mouse will transform almost any laptop.

I opted out of school laptop, send the kid with their own, they only use it if they need to.

At FCPS you absolutely can send in personal- FCPS allows BYOD. Here’s link to show your school if they say no:

https://www.fcps.edu/services/technology/technology-programs/bring-your-own-device-byod

Anonymous wrote:Oh FFS! The kids are able to do their work, and aren't complaining. You can send them in with fancier personal laptops if you want.

Apparently you cannot. They have to be school issued.

We got our kid a monitor for home use - he loves it.

Oh FFS! The kids are able to do their work, and aren't complaining. You can send them in with fancier personal laptops if you want.

Our children have been given these horrible, tiny laptops that they are supposed to do ALL their work on. I can't imagine having to write an essay or take a math test on something the size of a large paperback book. What are they thinking?