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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This gives me a pause. Is this common in public schools? Teachers also said that they let kids play games in iPads "sometimes". I mean, is this really necessary to expose kids to screen time? We try to limit it at home. [/quote]

Jamestown has a tech focus and has won many awards from Apple for its use of technology in the classroom. The games they play are educational in nature, and Jamestown is a leader in terms of using iPads as an educational tool.

In my view, yes, it's necessary to integrate these devices in our 21st Century education.

I'm not sure why you try to limit it at home -- is it a problem for you? What issue do you have with screens? They're a central part of our lives now and a critical learning tool.[/quote]

I'll second your focus on truly considering the type of use as the important question to ask.

Also, let's give the OP some leeway here, OP just said "it give me pause," which is exactly the time to ask "how" it is being use.

Separately, I wanted to point out that getting an award from Apple for the fact that the kids use their product is not necessarily a meaningful award.[/quote]

[b]You're literally talking out of your ass. [/b]You have no clue what you're talking about whatsoever. See my previous post.[/quote]

Actually, no, I'm literally typing this on a computer.

While I won't defend the OP's views on limiting screen time, I will defend OP's curiosity for why and how it's being used at the child's school. All you've offered as evidence that it is a critical learning tool is an award from Apple. Did Apple donate the ipads? If not, then the complaint (consistently lodged in this thread) seems pretty valid to me.

What if instead, the defense was "Jamestown is working with a curriculum developed by MIT or Columbia Teaching College (or some such place with expertise in curriculum) that has been shown to integrate technology in the classroom in a way that enhances critical thinking, collaboration, etc." Do you see the difference between how a parent might be more comforted by this second response (if it were true) rather than some Apple award?[/quote]

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