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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Parents do have the option of not having a Netflix accounts, not allowing their child to have a cell phone, and putting a block on the Chrome books and cells.

Parents can discipline their child if they are aware that their child is "playing" on a computer/phones when they are not supposed too?

Parents have to option to not apply to a school in which they are not fond of.

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LAMB (feeder) here. I'd say half of my sons class either peeled off at 5th for Latin & Basis, went parochial or Deal. The rest are going DCI but not necessarily because we want to. He's excited and we parents are on the fence. But it was not what we expected when we lobbied city council. [/quote]

What makes its "not what you expected"?[/quote]

I was hoping DCI would have used a "whitelist" model. That means that all sites are blocked with the exception of certain allowed sites. It models App which are locked down. As kids mature and hit HS, they would move to the current model which is allow everything (except adult sites, which even with DCIs strong security have sometimes been able to sneak through).

I also wish DCI would not have commingled the devices for learning and entertainment. Hence, why they allow Netflix because the kids use their chromebooks on weekends for fun.

I think there was a hope that if kids had access to Internet they would, on their own explore the world. "Here's the Internet, go learn!"

This was Arne Duncan's belief: deliver education through cell phones to "meet kids where they are." This has since pretty much been proven not to work.

I do like the curriculum, the teachers care, the after school activities. It's just a hard environment to learn in if you are not self motivated and focused. [/quote]

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