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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I grew up watching TV all the time in the late 90s - early 2000s and I turned out fine as an adult.[/quote]

Not the same. At all. [/quote]

Agreed. I teach kindergarten and the longest attention span for any kid’s movie is about 15 minutes. Kids can’t even get halfway through a Disney or kid’s movie anymore. They can’t follow a plot. They rarely read for fun. I’ve had grades 3-5 in the after school program for years and hardly anyone wants to borrow my books anymore. It’s sad. [/quote]

I found that taking away my kid's iPad helped her behavior and attention a ton. Have you considered not using screens in your classroom for a day to see what happens?

As far as reading, the kids aren't borrowing books and don't like reading because they haven't properly learned to read due to poor choices by school district leaders and the education sector. I know it is tempting and fun to bash parents though.[/quote]

They watch movies during indoor recess. Teachers aren’t on duty then so we aren’t choosing to put them on. We don’t use screens much. It takes forever to get kids logged on.

Our students read well for the most part but they have little to no desire to do it. Nearly every student in my after school group reads at or above grade level but they say they’d rather play on their tablet than read at home. [/quote]

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