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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Why can’t there at least be an option for no screens until kids master reading, writing, handwriting, arithmetic, polite behavior, and other basic k-8 skills? People who want their kids to be on screens can choose that and those who don’t can choose the no-screen option. [/quote]

I’m on the fence about an option to opt out. I think it would be very difficult to implement and could potentially cause more stress for teachers who are using it to manage behavior in elementary.

I do think there should be a spotlight on schools districts that are introducing devices to our youngest learners, and questions asked about the quality, quantity and effectiveness of learning online.[/quote]

What are you talking about? The core curriculums are all paper based. My kid is only on a Chromebook during standardized tests and downtime[/quote]

I truly apologize. I forgot I was reading a post in the Elementary forum, not MCPS. So core curriculum is all on paper? This is across the district? Do you mean downtime after completing standardized tests?[/quote]

My 5th grader played computer games for the first quarter of FIT. Last year she played games on her computer every morning while the non-compacted math kids did “something else” on their computers. I’m guessing it Zearn or something else math related. I used it during the pandemic and wished she also got to use it for that purpose.

I made sure to ask the HR teacher recently if he could encourage my kid to read a book or finish her math HW depending on the time of day she has down time.

The math teacher said it took her until November for the compacted kids to be okay with waiting for their peers to finish their work (without yelling out “I’m done” or asking for something else). [/quote]

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