Comments by "James LaBarre" (@SenileOtaku) on "PUBLIC SCHOOL DISTRICTS USING MACS: let's talk." video.
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While I can't see MacBooks as being an affordable alternative, I can see some potential cost savings in Chromebooks or the like, amortized over three years, if they can be used to replace teh the need to buy expensive textbooks, planners, etc, especially when you have some textbooks that are only meant to be used for one year (mathbooks with fill-in/tear-out pages, for example). Digital copies of articles that would have to be otherwise photocopied and handed out. Offsetting the costs of physical media that will only get thrown out afterwards. Considering some level of computer experience is needed anyway, perhaps the costs are offset. Mind you, I don't know the actual costs involved, but textbooks aren't very cheap either.
But if you're buying MacBooks, I expect those savings go right out the window. Leave the Macs to people who specifically need MacOS capabilities (heck, have a few in your school computer lab for the occasions where they may be specifically needed).
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