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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is our first year with Chromebooks and both my spouse and I feel like they are a real cluster.

Our kid is a fast worker and races through work to go play games on his Chromebook. Sure the games are pre-approved, but they are not exactly educational and the kids "game" the games to accumulate points as opposed to complete the actual learning objectives. According to my child the kids in the class are using all the various programs and games to collect stickers and prizes and change avatars as opposed to actually learning and reading e-books. I know an 8 year old should have some self control, but isn't it the teacher's or school's job to police this somewhat?

They are allowed to use it for typing, but the typing programs that were approved aren't even touch typing. Rather, they're just racing to peck out sentences.

Even more troubling is that my child told me his friend was googling all the kids in the class and found our Flickr account, etc... Yes, we have locked it. Yes, we told him not to emulate that behavior.

We've already tried talking to the teacher but things have not improved at all. I wish that the teacher would tell early-finishers to do an extension assignment or read a physical book, but that ain't happening.

Is this just what MCPS looks like for elementary kids with spare time after their work is done and if they are not meeting for direct instruction? If so, I am really really really discouraged. [/quote]

WTF, for real?[/quote]

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