Why is fcps making elementary kids drag laptops to/from school?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What happened to all the carts schools had pre covid? Thats where the grade level laptops were stored/out of sight, iut of mind and plugged in

Many of those carts are in the rooms holding/charging the kids laptops. At least that been the case for my class for the past 2 years.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:My kids teacher had them on laptops ALL day last year and they never came home to charge. Thats a weird reason:

It would be great if we had a computer cart that we could put out in the hall.

Most parents I know respect teachers and sincerely want to help, so we would be happy to pull together and help buy computer carts (or anything else necessary) for classrooms if that is the problem. It sounds like a win-win for everybody. Who should be approached to suggest this solution, teacher or principal (I don’t know who makes the decision about carrying the laptops home)?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What happened to all the carts schools had pre covid? Thats where the grade level laptops were stored/out of sight, iut of mind and plugged in

Many of those carts are in the rooms holding/charging the kids laptops. At least that been the case for my class for the past 2 years.

My cart only holds 26 and I have 29 kids!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My kids teacher had them on laptops ALL day last year and they never came home to charge. Thats a weird reason:

Our school also requires kids to bring them home to charge them (grade 3-6). The younger grades don’t use them as often so I guess they can keep them charged. Apparently they don’t have enough space or outlets to charge all of them for the older grades. I agree that it’s a huge pain and makes the backpacks heavy.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What happened to all the carts schools had pre covid? Thats where the grade level laptops were stored/out of sight, iut of mind and plugged in

Many of those carts are in the rooms holding/charging the kids laptops. At least that been the case for my class for the past 2 years.

My cart only holds 26 and I have 29 kids!!

I’m sure you can charge 3 extra laptops in the actual classroom.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What happened to all the carts schools had pre covid? Thats where the grade level laptops were stored/out of sight, iut of mind and plugged in

Many of those carts are in the rooms holding/charging the kids laptops. At least that been the case for my class for the past 2 years.

My cart only holds 26 and I have 29 kids!!

This is why most schools go rid of carts- to hold an entire class worth of laptops you need at least 2 and there’s no room for that.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What happened to all the carts schools had pre covid? Thats where the grade level laptops were stored/out of sight, iut of mind and plugged in

Many of those carts are in the rooms holding/charging the kids laptops. At least that been the case for my class for the past 2 years.

My cart only holds 26 and I have 29 kids!!

I’m sure you can charge 3 extra laptops in the actual classroom.

Tell me you have no idea how tight classroom space is without telling me.

Just like central office, people who aren’t in classrooms always have all the answers.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What happened to all the carts schools had pre covid? Thats where the grade level laptops were stored/out of sight, iut of mind and plugged in

Many of those carts are in the rooms holding/charging the kids laptops. At least that been the case for my class for the past 2 years.

My cart only holds 26 and I have 29 kids!!

I’m sure you can charge 3 extra laptops in the actual classroom.

Tell me you have no idea how tight classroom space is without telling me.

Just like central office, people who aren’t in classrooms always have all the answers.

StandSteady brand has carts with capacity of 32 (and that is just from a random search). I bet there are many other brands and options.

I do agree that parents are not aware of all the classroom limitations, but how about we try to find a solution that will work for you and not hurt our kids? I promise parents are not out trying to spite teachers. On the contrary, if you say what you need to do your job well, we will happily help. However, please keep in mind that parents have valid health concerns for their kids when it comes to carrying heavy loads.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What happened to all the carts schools had pre covid? Thats where the grade level laptops were stored/out of sight, iut of mind and plugged in

Many of those carts are in the rooms holding/charging the kids laptops. At least that been the case for my class for the past 2 years.

My cart only holds 26 and I have 29 kids!!

I’m sure you can charge 3 extra laptops in the actual classroom.

Tell me you have no idea how tight classroom space is without telling me.

Just like central office, people who aren’t in classrooms always have all the answers.

LOL. I’m a former teacher in FCPS. There is most definitively room for 3 extra laptops in a classroom if they don’t fit on the cart. In fact, one was at my desk (my own). Most classrooms have an area in the back with a small table for reading groups or a book area. Plenty of room for 3 measly laptops. You do know they used to have 3-5 desktops in each classroom?

[Anonymous]

But the vast majority of FCPS ES schools are NOT requiring this. So its clearly not necessary.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What happened to all the carts schools had pre covid? Thats where the grade level laptops were stored/out of sight, iut of mind and plugged in

Many of those carts are in the rooms holding/charging the kids laptops. At least that been the case for my class for the past 2 years.

My cart only holds 26 and I have 29 kids!!

I’m sure you can charge 3 extra laptops in the actual classroom.

Typo. 16 was what I meant to say

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:What happened to all the carts schools had pre covid? Thats where the grade level laptops were stored/out of sight, iut of mind and plugged in

Many of those carts are in the rooms holding/charging the kids laptops. At least that been the case for my class for the past 2 years.

My cart only holds 26 and I have 29 kids!!

I’m sure you can charge 3 extra laptops in the actual classroom.

Typo. 16 was what I meant to say

My cart can hold 16 and I have 29 students.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:But the vast majority of FCPS ES schools are NOT requiring this. So its clearly not necessary.

I spoke to both the teacher and principal and they seemed to think it was a countywide laptop policy, not a school decision. There aren’t enough carts/outlets at our school to charge at school.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What happened to all the carts schools had pre covid? Thats where the grade level laptops were stored/out of sight, iut of mind and plugged in

Many of those carts are in the rooms holding/charging the kids laptops. At least that been the case for my class for the past 2 years.

My cart only holds 26 and I have 29 kids!!

I’m sure you can charge 3 extra laptops in the actual classroom.

Typo. 16 was what I meant to say

My cart can hold 16 and I have 29 students.

Please ask parents to donate a cart that holds 32 laptops. We will be happy to provide one.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:What happened to all the carts schools had pre covid? Thats where the grade level laptops were stored/out of sight, iut of mind and plugged in

Many of those carts are in the rooms holding/charging the kids laptops. At least that been the case for my class for the past 2 years.

My cart only holds 26 and I have 29 kids!!

I’m sure you can charge 3 extra laptops in the actual classroom.

Tell me you have no idea how tight classroom space is without telling me.

Just like central office, people who aren’t in classrooms always have all the answers.

LOL. I’m a former teacher in FCPS. There is most definitively room for 3 extra laptops in a classroom if they don’t fit on the cart. In fact, one was at my desk (my own). Most classrooms have an area in the back with a small table for reading groups or a book area. Plenty of room for 3 measly laptops. You do know they used to have 3-5 desktops in each classroom?

If I had a cart I would have no problem charging a few laptops elsewhere in the room.

ES Teacher