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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I love Obama but this is the worst part of his legacy. The idea that technology strengthens the school experience. Even if 10% of the time it is useful, what a huge loss overall. So many missed interpersonal connections, so many missed *neural* connections when paper, pencil and hand are pushed to the side. So much habituation to instant gratification. We are creating a generation of screen addicts with poor eyesight and no patience.

To those of you advocating for a readaloud on screen, do you not get what’s missing? The physical closeness of the teacher surrounded by a semicircle of kids.  Getting to know and love your teacher’s reading voice. Kids jockeying to see better, strengthening their negotiating and self advocacy skills—and their eyesight. The reverence for a tangible product rather than a screen. Teacher slowing down to answer questions with no glitches or blue light. Also, kids benefit from repeating the same books and daily chapters from a long book. [/quote]

Well said.

Especially in the younger grades.  Kids in K and 1st grade would be happy to play games or do puzzles or color or play with LEGOs during indoor recess.  But it’s easier and quieter to throw on a video, so that’s what happens.

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