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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

They’re doing it at most other Catholic schools. The question to ask is which schools, and in which divisions, are they monitoring those devices during the school day? I’m at a school that only monitors at the MS. It’s a free for all in the US and kids use their school devices the same way they would use their cell phone[/quote]
For sure at SJC, they monitor for all grades and only schoolwork is allowed on the school iPad. They won’t even allow the kids to use their own Apple ID on the iPad, so kids can’t access their personal text messages and email addresses. I disagree with that policy, it requires my kid having to carry their personal phone to school too. Other than that, we’re happy with the iPad for schoolwork. It’s worked out well to greatly lightened the backpacks and be able to do schoolwork anytime without needing physical textbooks and notebooks.[/quote]

I will add that I like this (and I am one of the posters unhappy with other aspects of the school). It prevents the "left my work" someplace or at school and for my kid there are still plenty of assignments that are done on paper. One of my kids teachers this year doesn't allow ipads at all in class. They have a notebook and they listen and take notes, so its not as all encompassing as the school makes it seem. [/quote]

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