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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I don't understand people who approach this issue in such a black and white way.

I have a much older kid who had to learn his math facts the "old fashioned" ways.  Flashcards, times tables, etc.  Just repetition and memorization. It was pretty brutal.

Guess what they have on the terrible ipads.  Something called Reflex that makes learning their math facts pretty painless.  Such an improvement. It's an example of good use of technology.

Don't ask or look for no screens.  Ask how the screens are being used.[/quote]

The issue is not repetitive training; that is something of an improvement.

But writing math, reading texts on paper stimulates the brain differently and offers less distractions.

Many lessons have just become “watch video” and don’t get me started on the screentime as incentive — hurry up and rush through classwork so you can get time to play some psuedoeducational game.

I’m sure it’s way higher than 90 minutes, but I need to check screentime. [/quote]

Agree with you.  I was responding to people applauding ATS for saying no screen time at all.  To me, that is just virtue signaling and not smart.[/quote]

Your opinion MUST be the only correct one. [/quote]

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