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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am a teacher here in MCPS and I think Chromebooks shouldn’t be issued until like 10th grade at the earliest.  I can’t issue pencil and paper work anymore in 9th grade because 80% of the kids are incapable of writing small and neat enough to fit more than 4 words into a space designed for like three sentences. Probably 50% cant write anything actually legible.[/quote]

My college Freshman has classes where everything must be handwritten. All assignments, all essays, all exams. Hopefully this handwriting-to-defeat-AI is just a blip, but I wouldn’t bet my kids college success on it. Kids need to learn legible handwriting.[/quote]

The constant games in ES has been goiing on for years and its harmful but saying Chromebooks shouldn't be issued till 10th is absurd too.  Kids will always find a way to cheat, and they can just use AI and then hand write it.  Teachers need to change their teaching methods for the new technologies.[/quote]

What is really within the teacher’s control?

I’m curious to know what kids are doing on chromebooks in early elementary and why they are necessary.[/quote]
There is some stuff that’s mandated but teachers also use chrome book time as a reward and to keep students quiet when they are not working or actively being taught. I understand there are a lot of challenges to having kids with wildly different abilities and behaviors in the same class but it’s frustrating to see screen time being used so heavily as a crutch. Some teachers are worse than others but it’s been nearly all of them. We did have one who was great about enforcing reading or other enrichment when you finished your work so I know it’s possible.
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Screens are just as addictive for teachers as they are for kids and parents. [/quote]

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