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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The thing about everything being online, is that kids are not mature enough to regulate their computer usage. Elementary school and middle school kids are gaming and going on random websites instead of learning. Lots of distractions that having textbooks would sidetrack- at least until the kids get cell phones and are distracted that way.

-mcps educator [/quote]

I’m a private school teacher (formerly public school teacher and MoCo resident). This is exactly why I’m removing technology from my classroom next year. I’m dusting off the old textbooks and mandating in-class writing. My high school students get far too distracted by technology and / or they use it as too much of a crutch. Laptops will be out rarely and only when their use is an actual benefit to the lesson, like database searching.

It’s important to learn when and how to appropriately use technology. I think we’ve gone overboard in its use, however, and some students are now incapable of functioning without it. 
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Old school isn’t always the way. Kids need technology skills because it’s 2023 and not 1986. That’s where the future is headed. It’s better to teach them how to properly utilize technology than ban it for textbooks that haven’t been updated since the 90s. [/quote]

I’m the PP. Trust me, students are getting technology skills. The problem is that’s ALL they are getting. Yes, it’s 2023. They need to use Google and databases, etc. I happen to believe they should also be able to use a book and a pencil. They should also be able to think through a problem instead of merely finding an answer on some website.

Know what kids are doing with their computers? If it’s math, they can take a pic of the problem and the app does all the work for them. All they have to do is copy the work and answer down. If it is paragraph or essay writing, they use Chatgpt. Foreign languages are all about Google Translate now, so there’s no need to learn the vocabulary.

I’m all for using technology as a tool. Call me old fashioned, I guess, but I feel students should be able to do a couple of things on their own… like writing a coherent paragraph or participating in a debate with their own thoughts and not regurgitated Google finds.

I doubt I’ll get a single parent complaint. I actually anticipate I’ll get a ton of parent support.[/quote]

All they are getting? They can’t even type. Yes, they use technology… they are terrible at it for the amount of time they are on it. Cursive isn’t the future… they need to know how to write an email. [/quote]

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