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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We experienced this in a bad (failing) DCPS elementary.  I hated it, and we lotteried out.  It's lazy, plain and simple.  In my experience, it was most often the paraprofessionals - as soon as the teacher left the classroom (for a meeting, or something with another student, or testing, or whatever), the TV went on.

All you can do is complain.  I'd raise it with the principal and the PTA, if there is one.  And when nothing happens, I'd write a letter to the instructional superintendent.  And I'd keep trying the lottery.  [/quote]

How was this reported to you?  Were you in the classrooms?[/quote]

I was easily volunteering at the time and was in and out of the school during the day, and with glass doors I saw it often.  when my youngest started there (it was our neighborhood school ,and the education was generally good for ECE, and I'm glad we put in the time at the school) I asked the preK-3 teacher her policy on TV.  She looked shocked and said never (it was the start of her first year at the school).  But within 2 months the TV was a daily occurrence.  The paraprofessional wore her down, I guess.  They watched a 30 minute show at naptime every day.  My youngest wasn't a big napper so I had daily reports of what episode they watched, but I saw it happening too, in every ECE classroom.  That was several years ago - I hope it's changed, but it was a huge issue at the school my kids attended for ECE.  Every higher SES family left by 1st grade. [/quote]

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