The giant immersive screens in classrooms

[Anonymous]

That’s called - Catholic school. My kids have no such screens. Textbooks and white boards.

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Anonymous wrote:This morning my 6 yo asked me if she could "watch" a book that she had "watched" in school. We happened to have the actual book at home, but when I read it, she said the "real" book has sound effects.

Is there any chance of getting rid of these giant screens or at least avoiding having kids regularly watch videos under the guise of "reading"?

Welcome to 21st century!

E books have been here.

Read the way you want at home.

Volunteer regularly to read off screen to your kid's class. If teacher doesn't want you to be a
regular, go when teacher says it's ok to go.

Volunteer in other ways at your school.

Advocate for less screens with your kid's school's Admin.

Advocate with BOE. Get more people to, if enough complain they may "look into it". It could be another many years for change if it even happens at which time your current ES kid will have already been promoted to middle school or will be in high school.

Welcome to MCPS the largest school district in the state!

Don't they also use massive amounts of screen time in middle and high school?

Protect those early ES brains

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This morning my 6 yo asked me if she could "watch" a book that she had "watched" in school. We happened to have the actual book at home, but when I read it, she said the "real" book has sound effects.

Is there any chance of getting rid of these giant screens or at least avoiding having kids regularly watch videos under the guise of "reading"?

I would give up a part of my salary to work in a school with projectors and no chromebooks as long as I didn't have a limit on the amount of copies I made. Sorry to the younger teachers but I actually got good results with spelling and reading when I used those 'evil' packets. Not saying that all schooling should be old fashioned, but there's something to be said for the muscle/mind connection. But when the county started limiting our paper, we were forced to switch to screens.

In other words MCPS used the money that could have been used for paper to buy expensive screens that harm children. Stinks of corruption.

But, trees

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This morning my 6 yo asked me if she could "watch" a book that she had "watched" in school. We happened to have the actual book at home, but when I read it, she said the "real" book has sound effects.

Is there any chance of getting rid of these giant screens or at least avoiding having kids regularly watch videos under the guise of "reading"?

I would give up a part of my salary to work in a school with projectors and no chromebooks as long as I didn't have a limit on the amount of copies I made. Sorry to the younger teachers but I actually got good results with spelling and reading when I used those 'evil' packets. Not saying that all schooling should be old fashioned, but there's something to be said for the muscle/mind connection. But when the county started limiting our paper, we were forced to switch to screens.

In other words MCPS used the money that could have been used for paper to buy expensive screens that harm children. Stinks of corruption.

Corruption, no. Bad choice? Yes hindsight is 20/20. Many parents who complain about the screens in schools hand their children iPhones the minute they’re bored. Attention spans are at an all time low, so some teachers feel like they can’t keep the children’s attention like they used to.

The whole educational system and parenting practices can use an overhaul (but no, not in the way Trmp is doing it).

I knew someone would come here and blame the parents for MCPS's poor choices.

Teachers use screens because they are there. Take them out of the classroom.

[Anonymous]

I’m a teacher and I only show a book being read on YouTube when I can’t get a physical copy of the book. I’ve been teaching for years so I’ve accumulated a lot of books but sometimes the school library or other teachers at my school don’t have the book I need.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m a teacher and I only show a book being read on YouTube when I can’t get a physical copy of the book. I’ve been teaching for years so I’ve accumulated a lot of books but sometimes the school library or other teachers at my school don’t have the book I need.

OP here. My DC says her teachers primarily show videos of books versus reading physical copies.

And frankly, the book we read this morning is cool, but by no means so special that it NEEDED to be taught versus reading the physical books that are available.

[Anonymous]

"Giant immersive screens" makes it sound like an IMAX. At least it's not like that!

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This morning my 6 yo asked me if she could "watch" a book that she had "watched" in school. We happened to have the actual book at home, but when I read it, she said the "real" book has sound effects.

Is there any chance of getting rid of these giant screens or at least avoiding having kids regularly watch videos under the guise of "reading"?

I would give up a part of my salary to work in a school with projectors and no chromebooks as long as I didn't have a limit on the amount of copies I made. Sorry to the younger teachers but I actually got good results with spelling and reading when I used those 'evil' packets. Not saying that all schooling should be old fashioned, but there's something to be said for the muscle/mind connection. But when the county started limiting our paper, we were forced to switch to screens.

In other words MCPS used the money that could have been used for paper to buy expensive screens that harm children. Stinks of corruption.

Corruption, no. Bad choice? Yes hindsight is 20/20. Many parents who complain about the screens in schools hand their children iPhones the minute they’re bored. Attention spans are at an all time low, so some teachers feel like they can’t keep the children’s attention like they used to.

The whole educational system and parenting practices can use an overhaul (but no, not in the way Trmp is doing it).

I knew someone would come here and blame the parents for MCPS's poor choices.

Teachers use screens because they are there. Take them out of the classroom.

The responsibility is shared, you'd be surprised how much the kids complain when they have to write on paper vs online. If they don't come in already addicted to screens it'd be easier to not use them

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Giant immersive screens" makes it sound like an IMAX. At least it's not like that!

DP. Yeah at least at the IMAX the seats are nice and comfy. Have you sat in one of those chairs at back to school night? ?

[Anonymous]

There are some fabulous ES teachers out there who were knowledgeable, into reading themselves and read out loud frequently from a book that was held in their hands. Our DC still remembers one teacher's reading block/class in particular and how much they cared about reading.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:This morning my 6 yo asked me if she could "watch" a book that she had "watched" in school. We happened to have the actual book at home, but when I read it, she said the "real" book has sound effects.

Is there any chance of getting rid of these giant screens or at least avoiding having kids regularly watch videos under the guise of "reading"?

I would give up a part of my salary to work in a school with projectors and no chromebooks as long as I didn't have a limit on the amount of copies I made. Sorry to the younger teachers but I actually got good results with spelling and reading when I used those 'evil' packets. Not saying that all schooling should be old fashioned, but there's something to be said for the muscle/mind connection. But when the county started limiting our paper, we were forced to switch to screens.

In other words MCPS used the money that could have been used for paper to buy expensive screens that harm children. Stinks of corruption.

Corruption, no. Bad choice? Yes hindsight is 20/20. Many parents who complain about the screens in schools hand their children iPhones the minute they’re bored. Attention spans are at an all time low, so some teachers feel like they can’t keep the children’s attention like they used to.

The whole educational system and parenting practices can use an overhaul (but no, not in the way Trmp is doing it).

I knew someone would come here and blame the parents for MCPS's poor choices.

Teachers use screens because they are there. Take them out of the classroom.

The responsibility is shared, you'd be surprised how much the kids complain when they have to write on paper vs online. If they don't come in already addicted to screens it'd be easier to not use them

Omg do you hear yourself? Kids don't come in to kindergarten used to typing on computers lol that's a habit taught in school. MCPS doesn't even bother teach handwriting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:"Giant immersive screens" makes it sound like an IMAX. At least it's not like that!

They are pretty huge, much larger than most people's televisions.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a teacher and I only show a book being read on YouTube when I can’t get a physical copy of the book. I’ve been teaching for years so I’ve accumulated a lot of books but sometimes the school library or other teachers at my school don’t have the book I need.

OP here. My DC says her teachers primarily show videos of books versus reading physical copies.

And frankly, the book we read this morning is cool, but by no means so special that it NEEDED to be taught versus reading the physical books that are available.

Ask them why. It’s probably because they don’t have the physical book. I also do it when the book is tiny. My doc camera is dead so I can’t show the pictures.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m a teacher and I only show a book being read on YouTube when I can’t get a physical copy of the book. I’ve been teaching for years so I’ve accumulated a lot of books but sometimes the school library or other teachers at my school don’t have the book I need.

OP here. My DC says her teachers primarily show videos of books versus reading physical copies.

And frankly, the book we read this morning is cool, but by no means so special that it NEEDED to be taught versus reading the physical books that are available.

Ask them why. It’s probably because they don’t have the physical book. I also do it when the book is tiny. My doc camera is dead so I can’t show the pictures.

There is a media center full of books at the school. There are books. And the books I am hearing about don't seem so special that they can't be substituted with different ones.

I'm stunned you think this is defensible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:This morning my 6 yo asked me if she could "watch" a book that she had "watched" in school. We happened to have the actual book at home, but when I read it, she said the "real" book has sound effects.

Is there any chance of getting rid of these giant screens or at least avoiding having kids regularly watch videos under the guise of "reading"?

I have been teaching for 20+ years and I agree with you. Even when I do read aloud with an actual picture book, it doesn’t hold the kids’ attention like it used to. Kids used to love to hear me read, and would get excited when I would turn the book around to show them the picture. Now they don’t seem to have the attention span to listen to a person read (even when the teacher uses animated voices!)