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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]^^Yes, there have been complaints and concerns about technology early on but the administration is listening and is responding. There is much more balance in classrooms and I'm seeing more assignments on paper. They have also acknowledged that reading on a chromebook does not work and are researching e-readers vs. books. Personally, I don't want too much on paper as my kid prefers to type and I see the incredible organizational benefits with Google Classroom.

DCI now has the ability to block games or other non-educational content for kids who needs it. All parents have to do is request. 
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Where parents I've spoken with have concern is with the non-education times. The school has 2 breaks during the day, Brunch and Lunch. Both times, kids are free to use their chromebooks for games or use their personal devices. DCI wants kids to be able to make choices. However, I think especially at this age, kids are not prepared to make this choice. It’s like soda machines. Schools banded them because they saw that even when kids had a healthy choice they still went for the soda. The *choice* was weighted heavily toward junk food. Same with devices.

Maybe this will change if enough parents say they want tech free times. I think the administration would be up for this. They're still getting their bearings. Let's all try to breathe and work together to make this the great school it can be.[/quote]

I'm still a few years out from needing to decide whether we lottery for other MSs, and I'm very heartened to hear this.  I have to say, this was not my experience at a DCI session when technology was brought up.  It felt like the parent who asked was shut down a lot actually, and that there wasn't much space among the founders for questioning the model (including homework on paper).  If the founders and administration really are open to considering these concerns, that gives me hope.  I was so so excited about DCI and devastated when we really started to understand how much time is spent on technology during the day.  I really hope the amount of time can really be significantly cut back, and reading and writing both on chromebooks and books/paper will way more balanced by the time we have to make a decision.[/quote]

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