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Originally Posted by jago25_98
OK, OK! I get it regards privacy.
Let's try something else: Offline syncing.
Each student has their own device, which can't be used for anything else like playing games. When they come to class every week they bring their (Kindle?) to school in their bag. It automatically syncs over wifi.
The kindle will only connect to the school wifi and not home.
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No, you still don't quite get it. A push service by a licenced broadcaster is fine because
1) They are regulated.
2) Everybody gets the same so obvious if it's dubious and then there can be a complaint to the Regulator, broadcaster fined and content never repeated.
You can't force kids to read stuff that's not actually on an approved curriculum. In most countries kids can only have extra material via library or bookshops and only PUBLIC recommendation to entire class.
The problem with any electronic gadget to read is that actually even WiFi isn't true broadcast. An unscrupulous teacher or school could give some students different material or edit the content of the same material for reasons of:
Religion
Cult
Sexual exploitation
Politics
etc.
Any delivered content has to be Publicly listed to class, school, parents etc. The students then need to download that on an anonymous basis, so it can be proved there is no cheating by the school or teacher.
Most countries the students can get what they like from a public library, though some have age limits. Most school libraries only have approved texts in most countries. And in most countries the actual text books or official reading list is decided by a School board, A local Education board or the State.
Obviously homeschooling, which varies between needing a licence and being illegal in some Countries works differently.
Content outside of the school curriculum needs to be transparently and publicly offered.
Even official content should not be delivered in an automatic push fashion. It needs to be more transparently available to the students.
Even official stuff you can't FORCE people to learn or read it. Though Schools have tried and even used beatings.