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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Of all the things I care about, elementary school iPad usage is the least of my concerns. If APE talked to their teachers and principals, they would find that even in upper elem, they aren’t even used that much. It’s mostly used for differentiation, so that teachers can put the class on Lexia or Dreambox so that they can do small group work. Anything more will cost money for more teachers to supervise, and we all know what’s going on with the budget. And yes, many standardized tests are administered electronically. You will have to go to Richmond for that. So tired of APE taking all the oxygen out of the room, so we can’t talk about more salient issues affecting APS. ArlNow is now their mouthpiece.[/quote] APS pays teachers less than relative to other districts, we have mainstreamed kids with challenges, and ramped up testing. There will be times when the teacher needs to focus on on a small group, often times this will consume a large portion of the day, so what would the kids do before iPads? They would watch a movie. Or worksheets. This may or may not be better, but the real problem is the classes are too large now, and there’s too much differentiation effort to allow them to actually teach the class as one [/quote] You think a kindergarten teacher will put most of their class on an iPad so they can focus on a small group for a large portion of the day??? :shock: I don't think so. That's not how kindergarten kids work. Their attention spans don't last long at all.[/quote] They’re called digital pacifiers for a reason. [/quote] +1 and when you try to take them away from some kids they have a major meltdown [/quote] Like the meltdown APE is having over tech, lol [/quote] No. Not everything they do is a meltdown. Their behavior during Covid was bad. This is productive [/quote] It’s distracting. Why aren’t they lobbying their buddy, Youngkin, to not reduce APS funding? They are a lobbying org that theoretically wants to support our kids. [/quote] Good question. APE never stands up for APS with their bud Youngkin. [/quote]
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