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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Curious about the 1:1 iPad program. What is the pedagogical philosophy behind this idea? Doesn’t it feel a bit…antithetical to Catholic education to hand every kid an iPad…especially in a world that is already so screen-saturated? [/quote]
I had reservations about the iPad initially for my freshman, but after almost 8 months now with it, it’s worked out very well. The school has limitations that it’s only for schoolwork, there are consequences if they use it for anything else. Most textbooks are accessed on the iPad so the kids aren’t carrying around heavy loads of textbooks to and from school. They use an Apple Pencil and certain apps the school provides to take notes and do homework, and submit directly to the teachers from the iPad. If my kid happens to be sick and stayed home, there’s no worries that the textbooks and notebooks were left at school. They can email teachers and classmates for notes and assignments, and get the work done just, and submitted, just with the iPad. It’s convenient for commutes to/from school and to/from after school activities or long rides to sport events. My kid only has to carry that iPad and the Pencil, and makes the most of commuting times to check emails and get homework done. My kid LOVES being able to do this.[/quote]

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