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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Most parents don’t care anyway. They send the kids off the kindergarten already screen addicted. At my school we can tell starting in K who has a screen addiction and who has limited to no screen time. [/quote]

Because of how difficult it is to tear them away from the addictive devices you are exposing them to? [/quote]

It might surprise you that many students put away their Chromebooks easily when told and don’t try to sneak on them when they aren’t supposed to or use apps they weren’t told to use. Then they are the ones who have clearly been screen-babysat since birth. And they are the ones who don’t have enough sustained focus to read a book for 15 minutes independently. That’s on you.[/quote]

My kid has a lot of trouble letting go of screens at home. We don't use a tablet because she couldn't handle it being taken away. We aren't totally screen free - we watch TV and movies - but we definitely limit screens. Have you considered not using screens on a daily or weekly basis in your classroom? If you think they are so harmful, why are you using them so often that you think you can tell what is going on in these kids' homes based on how they interact with screens at school?
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We don’t use them that often honestly. But your child should be able to take a multiple choice quiz on reading comp or math fluency without losing their mind when they need to put the computer away. [/quote]

It sounds like you use them more often than on state mandated test days. Why is that?

These are addictive devices and different people handle addictive things differently. That is why some people are more susceptible to drug addiction. Should we start serving alcohol to students in school and assuming those that develop alcohol dependence are being served alcohol at home?[/quote]

You are welcome to become a teacher if you think you can do it better. We are always hiring.

But yes in my grade (3rd) at our school we use them for multiple choice assessments and class projects that involve research and creating presentation slides or typing an essay. I feel zero guilt about any of these uses.

You are free to homeschool and use chalk and slate if you wish.[/quote]

How many years did your school system spend "teaching reading" by telling kids to use the pictures to guess words? That changed because of parent advocacy pushing back on gaslighting from school systems. The notion that parents should never ever speak out when they see problems with public education is a ridiculous and self-serving argument intended to make things easier for school admin and staff with zero regard for kids. I fully admit I could be a terrible teacher. I assure you that you would be horrifically bad at my job , which is also important, but if you identified a problem with my work and how it impacted you I would absolutely take it seriously because I am not as insecure as you are.[/quote]

I’m not insecure at all. But I’m just a peon and I’m not paid nearly enough to fight the system.

And as I stated in my original comment, most parents don’t feel the way that you do and they put their kids on screens way more than I do. We don’t give homework (screen or otherwise) and parents can request the Chromebooks be left here. They almost never do. I also rarely get comments or questions about screen time and the kids tell me all about the stuff they do on screens at home. [/quote]

Yeah, screens are addictive for everyone, for parents kids and yes teachers. If you really thought they were so harmful for kids you wouldn't expose kids to them in your classroom. Instead you justify harming ALL of your students while you are getting paid to teach them on the basis that some of their parents let them use screens a little too much. Guess what, 3 decades ago kids watched a LOT of TV at home but in schools teachers had to wheel in a TV and get a video cassette to show videos and that means that kids got a better education than they do today.[/quote]

Good luck lady.[/quote]

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