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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m one of the “maniacs” above. I’m not irate about YouTube readalouds themselves, but what they represent: the sweeping acceptance that digital substitutes are acceptable when they are a net negative and everyone knows it! Readalouds are probably one of the least problematic substitutions. See PP’s great point about math manipulatives. See the proliferation of app assessments. Encanto screenings at celebrations. On and on.

I don’t blame teachers for any of it. Edutech is a big business, as is curricular design, as is IT support…and Covid just accelerated the trend. meanwhile Silicon Valley execs send their kids to tech-free schools. [/quote]

There are no tech-free schools because it is 2022, not 1950. You are all so ridiculous. Technology shouldn't be used for everything, but you need to start accepting that is used more widely and at EVERY SCHOOL. Education should evolve and adapt with the times. You clearly haven't. [/quote]

I have heard this argument and find it unpersuasive.  There will always be people who are willing to go with the flow of the times and argue that that is a good thing.  And then there are people who can think critically and evaluate whether it is objectively helpful to go with the flow.  Whether the current trend will help or detract from the goal of raising informed and contributing members of society.

Also, using and teaching technology is wholly different from relying on technology to teach other things that are better taught with other methods.  I have nothing against the former; of course technology needs to be taught.  But it doesn't sound like that is what MCPS is doing (see posts above about not teaching typing).  Instead, it sounds like they are using technology to teach other things and that raises legitimate questions of effectiveness vis a vis traditional methods. [/quote]

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