Students Get Free Laptops When Graduating
By Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
Melbourne, Florida
June 12, 2019 10:51pm CST
I always say that nothing surprises me any more when I hear something I never heard of before.
My grandson is graduating high school this week and yesterday after one of his classes the teacher told everyone in the class that they could take home the laptop they have been using all year. They now owned it for good.
I never heard of such a thing but was so impressed. He has had the same laptop since he started in that school. It is in perfect condition.
It certainly saves the family money and the kids will always remember that kind of special high school experience.
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@crazyhorseladycx (39515)
• United States
13 Jun 19
very generous 'f 'em fer certain :)
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@GardenGerty (157546)
• United States
13 Jun 19
That is very nice and is an investment in the future.
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@akalinus (40440)
• United States
13 Jun 19
@GardenGerty Yes, until it gets too old to update. Do you mind sharing what brand it is? I have a Dell and they want money to update the drivers.
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@DeborahDiane (40053)
• Laguna Woods, California
2 Jul 19
@ramapo17 - That is wonderful! It will help the students get off to a good start, and they are already comfortable using that particular style of computer with its unique software. Great idea.
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@DeborahDiane (40053)
• Laguna Woods, California
3 Jul 19
@ramapo17 - You just made an excellent point. Teens can be careless, but if they know they will benefit by being careful, that is a good incentive to take care of the computers. The schools get a huge discount when they replace them and get new, updated ones for the next class of students, so it benefits everyone.
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@Bensen32 (27509)
• United States
13 Jun 19
Wow, I hate to ask but what kind of area is this school in? The ghetto, a middle class area or a rich area? My guess is that it is a richer area cause that doesn't happen in my low/middle class town and I'm pretty sure in a ghetto/poor neighborhood that is not happening. But hey "they" tell us there is no special treatment in a those rich areas when it comes to schooling LOL
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
22 Jun 19
Absolutely. I never heard of anything like that before and when I looked at his, it still looked brand new.
@LowRiderX (22907)
• Serbia
23 Jun 19
That's so nice. Unfortunately, this is not the case here, and we have to buy everything ourselves. I'm sorry that my child can not go to school where the conditions are better, somewhere in Europe at least, but I sincerely hope that at least it will work where it will be paid as much as it deserves, I do not go into it to work for some miserable money. That's why my child is attending a private school where conditions are as much better than state schools. And how am I fighting with that? That only I know
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
25 Jun 19
@LowRiderX I know what you mean. I do hope it happens in more countries around the world. Sometimes word of mouth will get others to check this out and hopefully follow. Good luck.
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@LowRiderX (22907)
• Serbia
24 Jun 19
@ramapo17 It is difficult to change overnight. But maybe it will change for my future grandchildren. That would be really nice...
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@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
2 Jul 19
wow. well I guess kids only use laptops these days. no more paper and pencils ?
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
6 Jul 19
I am sure you are right @bunnybon7.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
30 Jun 19
It really is @Tampa_girl. so many kids cannot afford to buy one and this gives them one to use at home or possibly wherever they are going now that school is out.
@moffittjc (118433)
• Gainesville, Florida
30 Jun 19
I've heard of some school districts doing this, but our school district doesn't. It's a good idea though, especially since technology keeps changing rapidly and the school districts would have to replace many of the laptops anyway. So better to just let the students keep them.
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@acelawrites (19273)
• Philippines
16 Jun 19
Such a nice graduation gift for them; they will treasure it forever. The school is so generous!
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
5 Aug 19
Doing that makes the students take better care of the computer.
@VoiceofTruth7 (1121)
• United States
15 Jul 19
I guess he must go to private school or something because here you have to buy whatever you want there is no hand outs no one here can not afford that but i think if you work for what you want in life and pay for it you would take care of it and it would mean so much more to you in the future.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
5 Aug 19
He does not go to a private school, he goes to a public school. The computer he got was the one he used all year in class.
