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[quote=Anonymous]I'm hearing from more and more parents that their ES or MS-age students are spending upward of 2 hours a day on 1:1 ed tech apps or some other form of (maybe less academic) screentime like watching videos. This isn't to say that there is no place for personalized/blended learning, learning how to type, learning how to code, etc. But outside of the Montessori elementaries, it seems like there are not good options anywhere in the city for parents who prefer less screentime, per an earlier thread on this topic.

I am not posting this to have a debate about screens/tech use in schools, but more to say that if we are a city that values choice and different models, I could see a real market for a PK-8 school or an ES or MS that is low-tech/tech-lite by design. Screens might be great for some kids, but not for others. This would in particular be my advice for DCPS trying to increase enrollment at an EOTP education campus, ES or MS in a racially diverse neighborhood.

Thoughts? Pipe dream? Or maybe if hard for DCPS to execute something like this, an existing charter stand-alone or network should try it.  [/quote]

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