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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I"m surprised that my older elementary aged kids got Surface tablets from school rather than laptops. The devices are relatively small, which means the screens are small, which is not going to be great for 4 hours of Zoom a day.[/quote]

Are you complaining about a free device??[/quote]

Uh, it's not a toy and it's not a gift. It's the means through which her kids are going to be going to school this year. It's reasonable to question whether it will be adequate. A small screen could definitely make it hard, especially for an older elementary kid who will be doing a lot of math. I might also worry that a small device could be hard on their eyes or bad for posture (hunching over to look at the screen).

It's like being concerned that your kid can't see the board from their seat in the classroom, or that the school doesn't have safe P.E. equipment. It's a normal concern.[/quote]
Thank you! Yes, and I hadn't even thought of the issues doing math. I was concerned with them not being able to connect with peers and teachers because everyone is so small on the screen that they can't see each other's facial expressions.[/quote]

People need to get over themselves. Your kids have a device AND access to the internet. thousands of students in DCPS don't because the system can't manage logistics (shock).

It sucks but this isnt unique to DCPS. Every student in America is getting a small device in part due to cost and in part because not every student has room in their home for anything larger. Giving those with desks, instead of theri laps large monitors or oversized laptops makes no sense, not to mention that the larger the device the more powered it is for gaming and things they don't want kids doing.

And no one is going to do much connecting with peers right now. It is what it is.[/quote]

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