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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We have had this trouble too.  The school gives him a Chromebook and nothing else to do and then acts shocked the tenth time he does something thoughtless and dumb (never mean or threatening).  He doesn’t misuse screens at home so I feel powerless where the school won’t do what I know works (limiting screens; keeping him engaged in other things).

Can’t wait for summer.  No real ideas, just commiseration.

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As a teacher, I will tell you that most students do not do thoughtless and dumb things when presented with a Chromebook. Limiting screens at home is not having the effect you think it is having. If you raise a child in a home with only health foods, they will gorge on sugar the first time they encounter it. The child needs to learn judgment and impulse control. [/quote]

When a kid can't stop talking in class, do you assume it is because the parent is not letting them talk enough at home?  
When a kid talks back to a teacher, do you assume it's because their parents are too strict?
Both sugar and screentime are addictive, having more of these at home will not make a child less addicted.  It may seem that way with elementary and MS kids, but by HS it starts to show.
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