+1 and when you try to take them away from some kids they have a major meltdown |
Yeah, except no small group of kindergarteners can focus for a large part of the day. That's just not how a kindergarten class functions. |
Of course not. And yet we made it work without iPads for decades. Let's do that and fix the problems that teachers are forced to use iPads to paper over. |
I don't take educational "recommendations" from a lobbying group that twists the "science" to fit its agenda. No thanks. |
+1 I don’t trust stealth Republicans no matter what they might say to embed themselves in the community. |
So is the head of the teachers' union a "stealth republican" then? Truly, there is no limit to APE's insidious, corrupting influence! |
There's pretty wide consensus on this across the political spectrum and including teachers. Those objecting are doing so because they don't like APE. It's not rational. |
Kathleen: cozy with them Chen: sounds like them Zuraya: agrees with them |
Is there really that much difference between looking at a smartboard and looking at a chalkboard? |
While it is heartening to hear that current elementary school classrooms do not rely on tech, the damage is done for those of us with HSers who were given iPads in 2nd grade. Our kids were the guinea pigs that have shown how damaging this technology can be. And then the year-long COVID closure added to it. I don't always agree with APE, but I do agree on those 2 issues. |
Hmm. Learning, perhaps? |
+1 |
Yeah, so when a stealth Republican finally comes out and says the 2020 election was not stolen and masking during COVID was the right thing to do, definitely pushback and refuse to agree with them! |
The problem is that many kids can "meet" 99% of grade level standards before the year even starts. So the report card doesn't reflect learning OR effort. At least with grades you could see that kids were putting in effort to earn the grade by completing assignments. |
Like the meltdown APE is having over tech, lol |