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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ed tech is how our teachers will let my first grader learn at their own pace (they are testing a few grade levels ahead in reading and math).  I get why people dislike it, but there are some advantages, like differentiated learning.  [/quote]

Nope.  Totally not developmentally appropriate and easy way out instead of doing the heavy lifting.[/quote]

Why is it developmentally inappropriate to let a 7 year old do a reading app for 30 minutes for enrichment? [/quote]

Because comprehension when reading digitally is not as high as comprehension when reading a physical book. This is all documented. [/quote]

Yeah but the PP says she doesn’t mind and this is enrichment so it’s not going to wreck her mind. Some math apps like Khan Academy are actually quite good. This issue is a lot more nuanced than you think. My kid has a different set of needs but this PP is not the first parent I’ve heard saying they appreciate the apps for acceleration so I am inclined to listen to them.

Also the research on digital reading is actually much less definitive than you claim: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10606230/[/quote]

Nope, small groups by ability or paper and pencil assigned work is the answer.  Not screens.  Maybe a 1/2 hour in 3rd grade for individualized work on screens but 1st and letting a child just do math and reading by herself on line is definitely not the answer.[/quote]

I’m sorry but you truly don’t get to decide that schools cannot access the technology that is changing everything about how work and life is done. Until you guys stop acting like “screens” are toxic in and of themselves, you are not going to be able to make any meaningful intervention. You need to focus. [/quote]

OMG, are you for real???  Are you seriously advocating schools use screen in 3-8 year olds?  Tech in work and life as an adult is totally different than in young kids.  It is absolutely unnecessary and inappropriate.  Go talk to your pediatrician and stop being ignorant.

And au contraire, screens use starting young leads kids to NOT being able to focus and with very short attention span.  Forget about them focusing later.[/quote]

I am saving screens are not toxic, correct. You are engaging in hyperbole which is just going to get you dismissed as a PITA parent. You need to start learning a lot more about the issue. [/quote]

It is not hyperbole saying screens are not developmentally appropriate in young kids.  Why don’t you talk to veteran teachers today about the differences in kids now compared to before screens.

What exactly is there to learn about screens in 3-8 year olds?  It’s a huge problem in DCPS esp title 1 schools and teachers here are saying so.  If you want to be in denial or vague so be it.  It won’t help the issue and families will just opt out of DCPS altogether.[/quote]

Bye Felicia. Hope you enjoy Waldorf. [/quote]

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