Please stop pretending that every person in the workforce is capable of troubleshooting Windows drivers, or determining why a VPN isn’t working properly
Bro I gave specific examples of the extremely basic shit I’m talking about. Like knowing how to OPEN FILE EXPLORER or how to click and drag with a mouse. I don’t know who you’re arguing with here but it’s not me.
I spend hours every day at my company training my users on the most basic shit, and they love me for it because I teach them kindly and with the understanding that it’s not their fault they don’t know how to use this stuff, NOBODY EVER TAUGHT THEM HOW. We have an education problem, not a stupid user problem, they are perfectly capable of learning if you sit down and take the time to walk them through WHY you do what you do. Hell, even something as simple as giving them a link to typingtest.com absolutely blows their mind, the concept of practicing didn’t even occur to them until someone suggested it might be worthwhile if they want to get better at typing.
I’ve watched the average skill level rise at my workplace over the past year, I don’t get password reset requests anymore because I physically pointed to the “forgot password” button and asked them to click on it, then stood back and made them read and follow the instructions.
I’m not mad at the users for wanting the smooth experience of a Chromebook, I believe they should absolutely have that option to buy, but in a school, I feel it’s important to learn how to troubleshoot. It’s where I learned, it’s where all my coworkers learned, and it’s where the incoming generation tells me to my face that they didn’t learn because everything just works now but we don’t actively teach computer classes anymore.
ChrOS solves a solveable problem efficiently. Saves time and money per-user. And makes us look like rock stars because things just work - and when they don’t, we can fix it and NOTHING changes for them
Great for us, great if you can use it for a business, kids need to learn how to use computers in general to be effective in the workforce, solving every problem instantly for them is not education