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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m a teacher at YHS and I don’t think there’s any way to leave it at home. My kids write essays in class or do collaborative work on Google Slides or make and edit videos. I know other teachers give tests online and I’m pretty sure math teachers use online programs daily[/quote]

This is ridiculously depressing.

We should not be having kids make freaking PowerPoint slides, that is like the worst thing imaginable about corporate America, why in the world is in our education system

Editing videos? That should only be in like one multimedia class, are they doing videos and like history and nonsense like that?

And math should be pencil and paper, even our AOPS course which is online says to do the work on paper first and then take a picture to submit it to the teacher.

Is this because the classes are too big, the teachers are resorting to tools to automate a lot of the classwork? What caused this?[/quote]

This is how the world is now! Don't you use a computer all day at work? They will be expected to of this in college, at work, internships, etc. [/quote]

Learning and mastering new skills and knowledge is a different task than creating a work product for a corporate environment.

They will have much better retention and understanding if they are not staring at a screen, there are many studies about that, especially with the emphasis of learning and memorization for your handwriting.

In college, there are many professors that band laptops, because they know it tracks from the lecture and retention.

I agree the giving presentations is a valuable skill, and you can make the presentation material on a laptop for page layout, and better displays. But it should be them speaking in person in front of the crowd, not making a video that the class will play on their own, with chances to retake and without the pressure of in person. [/quote]

Is your kid in APS now?

You don’t think they will get into the “big 3” for HS? You could look at parochial schools. Admissions is easier. 
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