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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most parents in my circle feel exactly the same way as you. My kids are in middle school but if I could go back in time I would have chosen another route. It's a big regret of mine.[/quote]

Agree. No parent actually likes all the screens in schools. We all know they learn better off screens.[/quote]

I’m a high school teacher who posted last year on a similar thread. I avoid technology as much as I can, so my students use textbooks and write essays by hand. (It’s good prep for AP exams anyway.)

I was slammed by multiple posters on DCUM. I was told I’m crippling students who won’t know how to effectively use technology. I was also told I’m old fashioned and I should get out of education.

So don’t assume parents are in agreement about technology use![/quote]

That was the line used by companies to push software in school. "Kids need to learn how to effectively use technology." That is why parents repeat it.

However, first, technology is everywhere so kids don't need to learn in schools.

Second, there was a study that gave poor kids in Peru laptops - the result was not smarter, more educated kids. It was kids who read less and played more computer games. https://www.reuters.com/article/technology/poor-kids-with-laptops-read-less-do-more-chores-in-peru-study-idUSL1N0BPDD9/

Most importantly, kids who received laptops were "...significantly less likely to exert effort at school compared with their counterparts in the control group." https://www.nber.org/system/files/working_papers/w18818/w18818.pdf

Third, even gorillas get addicted to screens when exposed too much: https://www.wsj.com/arts-culture/zoos-gorillas-screen-time-phones-videos-e88531a7[/quote]

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