I feel bad for kids but fear days. iPod touch was a great entry point into the apple ecosystem. I knew kids in high school that opted for this over a cell phone (smart phones were still new and expensive. It was this vs a flip phone) and we’re happy with the choice. iMessage, FaceTime, and the entire App Store
Yeah, when I take it to school everyone always says they're pointless because "it's just a phone with out the phone" and "you can do everything you can do on the iPod on your phone" and while that may be true it's more convenient to have a separate device dedicated for music; and plus their's something so enjoyable about watching Shrek and other movies on an IPod rather than your phone. And that gets me to another point, using an IPod for your music also saves battery on your phone and prevents you from checking your phone every time you get a notification.
Can you hook this thing upto wifi still?? As I have a 5th gen and 6th gen ipod touch. The 5th gen I have for music, while the 6th gen is used for social media, iMessages and editing photos and videos, as I don’t like using my android/Samsung phone for editing