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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]FCPS is doing a MUCH better job in early elementary than APS- also they offer more electives in high school because they are bigger and can.  APS has decided to go with a "blended learning model" in early elementary which means kids are on iPads a ton just when they should be reconnecting with peers in real life, not virtually.  FCPS has stuck with real life teaching and not gone to the iPad model so it is now winning in the early grades as well as high school. For years, I wanted to live in Arlington for the schools, I am now so grateful that we live in Fairfax so my kids aren't relegated to 30+ minutes of iPad time a time and are receiving instruction and group work with real live people.[/quote]
My 4th grader has never had more than 20 Minutes during literacy or math centers(outside of virtual learning). They aren't on the Ipad at times when they would have been doing collaborative work or connecting with peers. Does FCPS do Dreambox/Lexia or something similar? We've been at one neighborhood school and one option school FWIW[/quote]

Nope they don't do dream box/lexia in FCPS. My 5th grader has it as choice activity after all work is done, and my 2nd grader isn't online at all.  20 minutes during centers[b] twice a day is absolutely in place of peer interactions/collaborative work- that is what centers used to be, partner based work.
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You may like having screen time at school, that is fine.Especially if you are worried your child may be dyslexic.  My kids, like most kids, aren't Both of those programs (lexia and dream box) run on a system of levels, certificates and rewards that feeds the dopamine reward system in brains like a video game does, and I'm grateful not to have it in FCPS especially. My child's FCPS teacher actually pointed this out to us at Back to School night- he switched from APS to FCPS because he enjoyed the FCPS way better. Can't say I disagree.[/quote]
They still do daily games and group work, especially in math. When they do the programs it is part of a center rotation that would be independent work. 
I wasn't aware that FCPS doesn't do any electronics in elementary, that would have been a plus for me, though I don't feel that it is excessive (it's not 20 minutes twice a day, it's 2-3 times per week for each.) I'm not necessarily defending their use, my kid doesn't even like them, but I do feel that people love to exaggerate APS faults.[/quote]

Fairfax doesn’t do electronics in elementary? Is this true? We are in APS and I cannot stand Dreambox and Lexia and that they are still using them even after last year being all online basically. Like literally it would be enough to convince me to move from Arlington to Fairfax if this is true. Can someone confirm? Is it a district policy?[/quote]
This thread would indicate otherwise 
https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/60/998737.page[/quote]

PP here.  I can only say that at my children's 2 different elementary schools in FCPS, neither one has mandatory dream box/lexia/ST math time. Unless my kids are not telling the truth?!  I have no idea about district policy, but my 2nd grader carries no electronics to/from school and my 5th grader just uses google slides so far. He does have ST math as an option when he is finished all other work.  I am very, very happy about that. I can only assume there is no district mandate for electronics as neither school is employing them regularly.  Again, only anecdotal experience here from us in FCPS and some family friends in APS.[/quote]

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