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[quote=Anonymous]Teacher here but not MCPS. Our students don't have their own devices but each grade shares one cart of devices (3 classes of appr. 25 students). I can't stand the iPads because the internet is so slow or doesn't work at all. It's more of a hassle to get kids to use them. I have spend A LOT of my own money over the years on my classroom library and don't want to waste it so the kids usually get a book when they are finished their work. Sometimes we use RAZ Kids online but I spot check their activity on my account and give rewards to students who are on task. They are in 1st grade so it doesn't take much to get them to fall into line. I think the biggest problems are  1) lack of ability grouping and  2) the curriculum is so advanced. Teachers have to teach in small groups most of the day so they need the other students to do work independently. Also, when you have a a wide range of kids in your class, you have a bunch of small groups all day. It makes more sense to send the high kids to one teacher for reading, the on-grade level to another teacher and the lower students to the third teacher but we aren't allowed to do this anymore. I feel sorry for higher students like my DS who coasted through ES not being instructed on his level- ever. He did improve his own reading level so yay him but it's a long 6 years to just coast along. He is getting his butt kicked in his private MS now.[/quote]

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