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[quote=Anonymous]I am a current DCI parent. It is true that my DC does not have typical hard copies of a textbooks but he has plenty of handouts, worksheets and workbooks.  He is a 7th grader studying Chinese.  In his classes there are segments of the class where they shut the Chromebooks, have discussions, use paper, pencils and/or the whiteboard.  We meet my DC's math and Chinese tutor at the Mt. Pleasant library and I am always surprised by the number of DCI students that I see at the library.

I could be wrong but it seems to me that some of the posters are under the impression that these children are simply staring at their Chromebooks and cell phones from 8:15am-4:15pm.

Cell phones are only permitted to be used during brunch and lunch.  This is a similar policy to many schools.  Cell phones are confiscated if they seen during class time.  There have been articles concerning the use and encouraged use of cell phones during class time if other jurisdictions for research purposes).  Fairfax County PS was even mentioned in a few articles in reference to this controversial topic.

I have visited the school during lunch on numerous occasions.  During my visits a vast majority of the students were not on their electronic devices.  I was pleasantly surprised to HEAR them as soon as I walked through the doors.  They were communicating verbally and not standing next to each other texting.

I would like to see more concrete evidence of the class time usage of the Chromebook.  The administration has said that is less than 50% of the student day but I would like to see the numbers in black and white.  I am sure that there is a way to monitor this digitally.

Apparently the administration knows this is a concern for some parents and they appear to be communicating more information about how much technology is being used during the school day.  Hopefully, the administration will engage the feeder schools in order to provide the information that so many parents seem to be requesting.

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