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

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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.

that’s what size most of them are but that person further upthread says you have all the room in the world in your classroom and i guess they know better than you.

[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.

Sweet, you gonna pony up for that $1200 StandSteady cart?

[Anonymous]

There is no need for a k-6 student to have a charged laptop every day. A quality teacher will be using them sparingly,
If at all.

[Anonymous]

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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.

Ask them to send you a link to the countywide policy. It doesnt exist.

[Anonymous]

I would not participate in such foolishness.
These kids should not be on the laptops anyway.
Any device sent home with my child will stay at our house until the end of the year.

[Anonymous]

Just ask your kid's pediatrician to write a note that carrying it back and forth is a no-go for your child. Explain it will need to be left at school and thank the teacher for understanding. It doesn't truly help anyone when we all go along with silly policies.

[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.

Sweet, you gonna pony up for that $1200 StandSteady cart?

Take a closer look, many are in $400 to $600 range. Also, generosity of parents might just surprise you. With sarcastic attitude, you might alienate parents.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is no need for a k-6 student to have a charged laptop every day. A quality teacher will be using them sparingly,
If at all.

Well all of the district assessments are online and I am sorry 5-6 grade does a lot with research.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There is no need for a k-6 student to have a charged laptop every day. A quality teacher will be using them sparingly,
If at all.

Well all of the district assessments are online and I am sorry 5-6 grade does a lot with research.

I might be wrong, but I think people on this thread are mostly talking about K-3 grades.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is no need for a k-6 student to have a charged laptop every day. A quality teacher will be using them sparingly,
If at all.

I teach fourth grade and my students are on about twice a week. Now that I know I’m not a quality teacher I’ll just go get my notice, thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There is no need for a k-6 student to have a charged laptop every day. A quality teacher will be using them sparingly,
If at all.

Another parent here … amount of time kids spend on laptops is a separate topic.

Personally, I am looking for a good advice from teachers and principals how to avoid having kids carry laptops to and from schools. I don’t want to go and complain at our school since I am very well aware how much everyone has on their plate as it is. I would rather approach our school with a potential solution than bother them with a complaint. Would a PTA meeting be a good place to talk this out and find a compromise?

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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.

Sweet, you gonna pony up for that $1200 StandSteady cart?

Take a closer look, many are in $400 to $600 range. Also, generosity of parents might just surprise you. With sarcastic attitude, you might alienate parents.

If the parents would split the cost, yes I would donate so my kids don’t have to carry the laptops back and forth. I would donate extra to cover families that can’t afford it.

[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.

Sweet, you gonna pony up for that $1200 StandSteady cart?

Take a closer look, many are in $400 to $600 range. Also, generosity of parents might just surprise you. With sarcastic attitude, you might alienate parents.

If the parents would split the cost, yes I would donate so my kids don’t have to carry the laptops back and forth. I would donate extra to cover families that can’t afford it.

Exactly, a home room parent could run the donation, so that way everyone could contribute if and what they can. I would definitely contribute a bigger chunk if necessary.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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.

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.

Sweet, you gonna pony up for that $1200 StandSteady cart?

Take a closer look, many are in $400 to $600 range. Also, generosity of parents might just surprise you. With sarcastic attitude, you might alienate parents.

If the parents would split the cost, yes I would donate so my kids don’t have to carry the laptops back and forth. I would donate extra to cover families that can’t afford it.

The issue is kids have homework that needs to be completed on the laptops. They need to take the laptops home to work on them. Many kids don’t have their own computer in order to check schoology at home or what not. Last year our teachers all posted homework online and even worksheets that had to be printed. I hated it.

[Anonymous]

This isn't compicated. Just find out what all the other schools that aren't requiring this are doing. Then do that.