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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I would sign my kid up for tech-free or tech-lite MS. I live on the Hill with one kid in elementary and I'd instantly be extremely interested in this option.

I will say that our experience in DCPS elementary has not been terrible with regards to tech, Yes there is more than I'd like, especially when you get into the testing and assessments, which are all done on computer. However teachers have some latitude here and perhaps we've been lucky but we've had a lot of teachers who really sought to do as much hands on, screen-free learning as possible. I will say that we pushed back on screens as well -- I have always simply refused to have my kid do iReady as homework and have told teachers directly that if they send home written homework, we will make sure it gets done, but otherwise we will look for screen-free ways to enrich learning. My kid has always tested above grade level in everything so they can't argue with me on this.

I'm sure I sound smug. I don't really care. Choosing to keep screens minimal in our home and in our kid's life is one of the parenting choices I feel confident we got right. There are other things I would do differently, but not this.

In any case, if they decided to make EH or S-H a low tech MS, I'd sign my kid right up. I think the rule this year forcing kids to give up devices for the school day is a step in the right direction, I want to see more. [/quote]

So what kinds of tradeoffs would you be willing to accept for this? Because that's the real question. Not whether people like the idea in isolation. Would you go to E-H for this? Jefferson? Brookland? Wheatley Education Campus? I think the reason no school is really pushing it is that the people who like it don't like it enough to make the niche work.[/quote]

Yes, I literally mentioned E-H, I would send my kid there for this program. I would also consider the other schools you mention.

The thing about a program like this is that it would be opt in, which means parents are on board. This would resolve one of the main concerns a lot of us have with a school like Brookland or Wheatley, which is worry about behavior and parental involvement.

I know a lot of parents are obsessed with getting their kids on advanced academic classes but I'm more interested in making sure my kid is in an environment conducive to learning, and also want the kids reading actual books, doing hands on science, etc. so yes, if the programming could guarantee that, I'm totally fine withy kid going to an MS that that doesn't have tippy top test scores across the board.[/quote]

But DCPS and charters have zero intention of starting any new programs whatsoever. Especially not anything that's extra effort and extra cost.

I definitely do not believe that you would send your child to Wheatley over this. It's not about "tippy top test scores" FFS. It's about avoiding schools with egregiously low test scores. It gets way worse than Wheatley, that's just a nearby example. Why don't you get specific about how bad school you would accept in return for low technology. What percentage on grade level in math? 10%? 5?

It's a mistake to think parents opting into a school means they actually like its signature features. Some like it a lot. Some like it but not well enough to make any effort about it. Some are tolerating it and not that happy. Some actively dislike it but are stuck there due to bad lottery luck or logistics. [/quote]

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