EdTech Transparency

[Anonymous]

I have been increasingly frustrated by the use of Chromebooks in my dc's elementary school and have gone to the principal, vice principal, and the district but the responses are always frustrating. I think the amount of money they've poured into EdTech has them less willing to talk but when I look at the budget, the spend buckets are so high level. Has anyone successfully come at this from a money angle? Was your district transparent in what they are spending? I am following up with a request for information from the district on what comprises those numbers and spend by vendor but I wanted to get some ideas here before I construct the email.

[Anonymous]

Can you band together with other parents, hopefully those who have visibility through PTA or other things?

[Anonymous]

No idea but I think wake county in nc stopped their 1-on-1 laptops bc they couldn’t afford the costs of maintaining, makes sense to me.

[Anonymous]

No, schools won’t move away from it unless they are forced to, somehow, and parents complaining isn’t enough. Teachers are incapable of teaching content and controlling the classroom without EdTech and Chromebooks, they just aren’t. They have forgotten (or never learned) how to do this. It isn’t their fault. They are just one cog in the wheel and have been doing what they’ve been instructed to do.

[Anonymous]

Decisions like this are usually made at the school district level, so complaining to your principal will have little effect-- it's out of their hands.

Do teachers find them more useful? If so, good luck going against the wishes of the teacher's union. Time to move to private if you feel so strongly about it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Decisions like this are usually made at the school district level, so complaining to your principal will have little effect-- it's out of their hands.

Do teachers find them more useful? If so, good luck going against the wishes of the teacher's union. Time to move to private if you feel so strongly about it.

Which privates aren't using tablets and Chromebooks daily?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I have been increasingly frustrated by the use of Chromebooks in my dc's elementary school and have gone to the principal, vice principal, and the district but the responses are always frustrating. I think the amount of money they've poured into EdTech has them less willing to talk but when I look at the budget, the spend buckets are so high level. Has anyone successfully come at this from a money angle? Was your district transparent in what they are spending? I am following up with a request for information from the district on what comprises those numbers and spend by vendor but I wanted to get some ideas here before I construct the email.

Which district?

[Anonymous]

Kids are not on grade level anymore so Ed tech is the solution. Kids can do the exact work on their grade level. If not the teacher would be making 10 different worksheet packets, and then parents would be complaining about that. I do agree that worksheets and paper and pencil are way bette.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kids are not on grade level anymore so Ed tech is the solution. Kids can do the exact work on their grade level. If not the teacher would be making 10 different worksheet packets, and then parents would be complaining about that. I do agree that worksheets and paper and pencil are way bette.

GMAFB. Edtech isn't helping. Look at the outcomes. More and more kids are graduating without basic literacy or math skills.

This is an addiction. Everyone is addicted - kids, parents, and yes, school systems.

I hope every single person who is profiting from the enshittification of education rots in hell.

[Anonymous]

You need to write your school board member, ideally in groups with other parents, and make it clear that you want to see this addressed. Make it clear this is a voting issue for you.

[Anonymous]

Districts are moving away from 1:1 devices for primary grades which gives me hope. I’d like to hear what teachers have to say, especially those teaching those grades.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids are not on grade level anymore so Ed tech is the solution. Kids can do the exact work on their grade level. If not the teacher would be making 10 different worksheet packets, and then parents would be complaining about that. I do agree that worksheets and paper and pencil are way bette.

GMAFB. Edtech isn't helping. Look at the outcomes. More and more kids are graduating without basic literacy or math skills.

This is an addiction. Everyone is addicted - kids, parents, and yes, school systems.

I hope every single person who is profiting from the enshittification of education rots in hell.

I think many parents are unaware of how tech is being used in the classroom.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kids are not on grade level anymore so Ed tech is the solution. Kids can do the exact work on their grade level. If not the teacher would be making 10 different worksheet packets, and then parents would be complaining about that. I do agree that worksheets and paper and pencil are way bette.

Kids aren’t on grade level anymore because teachers aren’t teaching. They are nearly EdTech supervisors now. There is no direct instruction, no books, no writing

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids are not on grade level anymore so Ed tech is the solution. Kids can do the exact work on their grade level. If not the teacher would be making 10 different worksheet packets, and then parents would be complaining about that. I do agree that worksheets and paper and pencil are way bette.

Kids aren’t on grade level anymore because teachers aren’t teaching. They are nearly EdTech supervisors now. There is no direct instruction, no books, no writing

There is some direct instruction. Unfortunately, it's often done though the ipad, and really there is no reason for most 1st graders to be dragging icons rather than writing by hand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Kids are not on grade level anymore so Ed tech is the solution. Kids can do the exact work on their grade level. If not the teacher would be making 10 different worksheet packets, and then parents would be complaining about that. I do agree that worksheets and paper and pencil are way bette.

Kids aren’t on grade level anymore because teachers aren’t teaching. They are nearly EdTech supervisors now. There is no direct instruction, no books, no writing

No way we can afford private, certainly not for elementary, but also wtf!? That sounds terrible. And I guess we're in for a rude awakening