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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most of the Catholic schools[/quote]

This is sadly not true. Of the four parochial K-8 schools that we toured, only one of them was extremely low-tech. At one of them--a well-respected school, btw--the Vice Principal told me the kids often just bring their chromebooks to recess to play on. One of the schools really prided itself on being 'high-tech' and showed off their digital literacy program to us (which starts in Kindergarten). The third told us that since our prospective kindergartener was pretty advanced, she'd have enrichment opportunities through IXL learning.

The school we ultimately chose is very low tech, and is zero tech in the lower grades except for MAP testing. They do learn to type in middle school an have some minimal amount of tech use, which we're comfortable with. [/quote]

+1.  Son has been in Catholic pre-K to 6th; Archdiocese-controlled schools are using ipads and e-books.  It really came as a shock in 5th grade when he had no textbooks except religion.  If you won't minimal technology then look for a school focused on classical education.  Chesterton Academy schools, The Heights.  I can't speak to St. Anselm's Abbey but as it is an independent I would imagine they minimize technology.  Find an independent school - not a diocese controlled on if considering Catholic.[/quote]

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