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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I agree and often feel I am alone in my opinion. Even worse is early elementary teacher who play videos of books being read, rather than reading to their students. [/quote]

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Screens really need to be removed for the most part from elementary schools - maybe from all schools.  These kids get more than enough screen time at home.

It seems like every time I sub in an elementary school, I’m asked to put on a video about a book instead of just READING the book aloud.  One time, the video wouldn’t play for some reason so I just read to the students and they were completely focused, engaged, and silent.  These kids need books, not videos.[/quote]

As a teacher I agree, [b]but only if there are rules about not allowing young children on ipads in public spaces. [/b] Expecting teachers and ONLY teachers to teach children how to interact in public spaces is untenable. Parents also need to grocery shop, go to the library, wait in line and at restaurants with their kids and teach them how to wait, look and attend in public areas.   I see so many kids in restaurants, in the car, in line, at the store being given screens, it is impossible to expect teachers to compete with that AND be the only ones modeling good behavior. [/quote]

Uh, no.  I have elementary and middle school aged kids, and we are very restrictive about screens.  We only have 1 family ipad, and it doesnt leave the house.  The kids don't have smartphones.  There are time limits for screens on weekends (and no screens except for schoolwork on weekdays).  I'm appalled at how loose many parents are with screens, and I agree it contributes to the poor behavior of kids in schools and wish we could all agree to better limits.  However, I think it's  total copout for a teacher to say they won't do what they know is the right thing by the kids because some parents are dropping the ball.  Aside from the poor logic of that, it's doubly unfair for the kids who can restrain themselves and focus and behave in school to suffer from their classmates' crappy behavior AND from the teacher washing her hands of any responsibility to teach well.[/quote]

Teachers can’t fix all societal issues.  Some responsibilities must be shared.  The funny thing is you are declaring it to ALL be the teachers responsibility and not the parents with your take. Teachers can’t do it. We can decide to read actual books and not show TV shows, but it takes ALL of society needs to decide kids need to be taught to be in public spaces, not just you in your parenting leaving it up to the teachers to teach all the kids who are on screens all day.  We can’t do it, screens change the kid’s brains.  Parents (not just you) have to take responsibility as well.

Takes a village sweetie and that village can’t only be run by teachers.[/quote]

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