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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My mcps elementary kids are saying they are not using Chromebooks at school this year except for testing.  In past years they were not using it as part of the curriculum but were allowed to use it sometimes.  [b]For example, the last 30 my minutes of the day.[/b] [/quote]

No appropriate in a school[/quote]

[b]I agree, but I'm guessing the teachers need some time for grading or other things, which I can understand.[/b]

I haven't heard of screen use in our school as it is being described in this thread.  Kids are not learning to read on Chromebooks.[/quote]

I am all for improving working conditions for teachers, but this notion that it's understandable for teachers to stick kids on screens so they can get other things done is appalling. No, that's not okay.[/quote]

I'm on your side here but teachers were using screens for this purpose when I was a kid in the 90s. Endless episodes of Bill Nye, Magic School Bus etc. for no reason other than to get a moment of peace. I remember watching a Disney movie every Friday![/quote]

Kids can watch porn in school on internet connected devices. I would much rather they wheel in a TV and show a movie.[/quote]

Same.  We didn’t even watch things weekly, maybe once in a great while.  What we watched was typically on point with reinforcing lessons- it wasn’t meant to be the actual lesson.  I recall watching Ben Hur in 6th grade at school (late 90s), after studying the Roman Empire.  We watched the entire movie over several days.  I remember how thrilling it was to this day.  I cannot imagine current 6th graders even be able to understand the dialogue or having the attention span to watch it now.  They would probably watch the MineCraft movie in class now instead. [/quote]

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