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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My child is in the 6th grade at DHMS. After helping her study for two tests this weekend, and realizing the only materials are in game-like apps, I looked at her APS iPad usage, and she's on it during almost all of the day. I thought maybe they were using it just to upload materials to Canvas, or while the teacher was working with small groups, but this looks like it's all on the iPad, unless she's in PE or at lunch. Math looks almost entirely on the iPad, she has a few pieces of paper in her binder but not much. For the two tests she had, the studying seemed unhelpful in that it was one question a screen at a time, and then the question disappeared and you could never go back to the answer to actually learn the material. They were cute games, but not helpful. Is this the nature of the beast in middle school in 2023? Or will it get better as the year goes on? I don't even need text books, but there has to be some kind of lecture, take some notes or complete a study guide, review the materials handed out, something other than what is on Canvas, right? Her grades are ultimately fine right now, because a lot seems to be content they had in the 4th and 5th grades, but I imagine at some point there has to be more, please tell me this happens? Please? [/quote]

This sound unusual. Some teachers are better than others about this, but many (most?) have their materials in Canvas. Slides, handouts, study guides, etc. Poke around Canvas more. Also, ask your kid if they have any papers in their locker - sometimes they get stuffed in there. Some textbooks stay at school (maybe math and/or science for 6th?).

My kid is in 7th and every core class and most electives have materials online this year. And there is a math textbook. 
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