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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The biggest problem isn't students tuning into tech it's too many parents tuning out on their kid's education and expecting the schools to teach their kid everything, including manners. Too many parents are MIA. You deal with it all, teacher. I'm too busy doing me.[/quote]

My kid's K teacher wouldn't even read actual books to the class. Instead she would show animated YouTube videos about books. The massive screen in every classroom is a problem. My kid's behavior dramatically improved after we took away her iPad at home. Teachers should experiment with doing the same in their classrooms to the extent possible. Daily screen time in kindergarten is not necessary.[/quote]

I’ve seen teacher do this and it is awful.
 I’m sure they are playing the video to catch up on work, but it is totally not the same as reading the book for the class themselves.  If reading themselves they can pause and check for understanding.  [/quote]

In my district, we were forced to do this.  We were given a Google Docs curriculum from the central office with YouTube links instead of hard copies of books.  It was and is atrocious.  And though I started buying the books off of Amazon to have real books, it was too expensive to keep up with.

I do use this on days I can’t talk because I am sick.  It is either do that or the kids get a sub.

Start advocating at board meetings rather than getting mad at the teachers as much of this is out of our control and we need money to support tech free classrooms now to buy actual books etc.  [/quote]

There is a movement of parents advocating to reduce screens in classrooms, advocating at the state level since obviously MCPS dgaf[/quote]

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