Should classrooms go digital?

Gym class, Family Consumer Science (FCS), art classes (physically involved classes like clay) among others are classes that would be rather difficult to run and administrate in an online system of teaching. Until technology reaches the point where this would actually be an ideal choice, I do not believe education should fully convert to digital.

Tablets can store over 3,500 books, while a backpack can only fit about 4. With textbooks you have to make sure you have the right textbook for the class, while with a tablet, you just bring the tablet itself. Teachers can add filters to make sure students are on task, and doesn't download games. A set of textbooks costs on average $700 per year, but with a tablet it costs approximately $150. Many kids use tablets on a every day basis. But no one uses textbooks that much. Textbooks kill numerous amounts of trees while tablets kill little to none. Sure tablets consume resources and pollute, but we're already warming the Earth with cars. Tablets use less materials in which they weigh less. If a tablet is stolen you just buy a new one and restore a student's books with the cloud. But with textbooks, you have to buy a new set of textbooks for the year. Tablets are more likely to be stolen, yes, but textbooks are worth more. Both tablets and textbooks are not immune to water. Over 13,700 students go to the nurse due to a spinal issue. Tablets have health problems as well, but children already are straining their eyes as over 2,300 Americans own and use a tablet. These children may get used to the lights and may not strain after a while. What if a student drops a tablet? Well, that's what cases are for. Kids need to have a familiarity to technology to learn for their future ahead since the world ahead is full of tech. All in all, tablets will save parents hundreds of dollars by using tablets instead of textbooks.