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> who told me their kid didn't even want a laptop for schoolwork which blew my mind a bit but so it goes

Some people insist on self sabotaging. It's sad.

Seems pretty judgmental even if I'm not really in a position to weigh in on whether it's a particularly bad idea or not.

If you're in school you will have to write papers. It is objectively a worse experience to do so on a phone than on a full sized keyboard and screen.

A piece of paper and any kind of pencil will do just fine for writing papers. There is no need for a laptop.

Don't know what schools typically require these days. But I generally agree that requiring laptops, especially in younger grades, seems unnecessary.