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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]People need to understand that with increased standards, a certain percentage of students will not make benchmarks even with extra help. There are just as many kids on the left side of the bell curve as the right. [/quote]

Performance is going down based on the same standards[/quote]

And so what is the explanation? Ask any teacher and you’ll have it. [/quote]

Let me guess, they will blame the same screens they use in their classroom, but it's only bad when parents use them[/quote]

So when a child comes into my kindergarten class addicted to screens, yes, I’m going to hold their family accountable. How do I know they’re addicted? Classic signs of withdrawal- extreme anger and irritability, very restless, little to no interest in any activity not involving screens. We get about 8-10 kids each year displaying these behaviors. I only use screens for testing that the state requires. That’s it. Some of these children have brain damage from being raised on a screen. How can they learn to read, which requires sustained attention, if they can’t focus on anything?[/quote]

So these kids are constantly angry, restless, not interested in any activity except for the days you do state-mandated testing? [/quote]

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