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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love how parents think that using school time to use technology is not okay but it is okay at home. We've got the same problems as parents in the classroom. We are forced to teach in small groups most of the day.  Not my choice but it is what it is.  We spend days and days testing kids individually in my district. That means that no teaching is happening at that time. THAT is where you should direct your dissatisfaction, not at the use of technology. For a few weeks, 3 times per year, we are testing out in the hallway with the entire class, one student at a time. I would compare it to parents letting their kids watch TV or use the computer while they make dinner or whatever.  You have to get a task done so you do what you need to.  Technology is a tool and it works well if it is used appropriately. By all means, let your kids use it at home but many kids can't or won't use it at home so they use it at school. [/quote]

Different poster.  I don't have a problem with technology being used in the classroom.  It is a tool.  What I want is for it to be used well and with a purpose.  What I don't want is what we're getting.  No supervision, no blocks on content and the children able to download whatever they want.  There have been a couple of threads on this in a couple of forums as well where parents are discussing the access to porn in middle school and it is sickening.  If the school systems provide these tools then they need to put into place the appropriate safeguards so that children cannot download filth.  The school board in our district is not being held accountable for its poor decision making.  The school system technology staff is not blocking the material and saying it is a parent responsibility.  What?  How can I control what happens with other kids in school?  My kid is getting pressured by bullies in her classes to play these games or to download these videos pictures and lyrics. She doesn't and is spending a lot of time with her counselor trying to get out of it.  All this is happening with my taxpayer money.  I don't see why I am paying for middle school students to have access to porn in their schools.[/quote]

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