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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Do Catholics schools in lower income areas tend to be lower tech? I'm not in DC or ADW but have looked extensively into my own area's private and parochial schools. There are several low-tech or no-tech schools, but all in lower income neighborhoods. I wouldn't mind having my child join, but the nearest one is a 40 minute drive from my house. I can't find a single low-tech school in our upper middle class neighborhood or in the surrounding UMC and wealthy neighborhoods around us. I guess parents demand some level of "cutting edge" and want schools to have all the bells and whistles? [/quote]

I cannot attest to if low tech is tied to lower income neighborhoods.  I'd wager they are not.  I see them usually tied to more classically aligned curriculum schools (which is not the out of the box diocesan approach) or alternative schools such as Waldorf or Montessori types.  The Diocese was not immune to the arms race of EdTech and the strains of the growing pains are starting to show.  Schools that were advertising 1:1 have now eliminated iPads (never made sense) and starting to advertise decrease in Chrome book  use and talk about (not sure if happening) going back to books and paper / pencils.  We will see if it actually happens.  Some parents scream for tech, tech, tech and others say, less please - I'd like my kid to read a book.  If you are interested in low to no tech, research "classical schools" near you.  We found a nice, small, private Catholic no tech classical school after seeing poor results from the EdTech arms race.[/quote]

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