Anonymous
01/17/2026 13:45
Subject: Another school day of video games
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP sounds like the sort of parent who doesn't let their kid play video games at home. It makes sense that their kid would binge on games at school whenever he has the chance.
NP here and when I complain the school blames me for allowing video games at home. You blame parents for not allowing them.
It’s almost like what parents do at home doesn’t matter and the Chromebooks themselves are the problem.
? I don't believe you, because that doesn't make any sense. However, the previous point does make sense, because kids who feel deprived often go out of their way to access TV/video games when they don't get it at home.
Chromebooks ARE the problem. But this isn't likely to change any time soon, so you'd better deal with it. I provided enrichment at home, because no primary school, public or private will ever cater to precocious kids. By secondary, the whole screen issue went away because when kids are in advanced classes they do actual work, which means that when they have free time, nobody begrudges them some goofing off.
Kids in "advanced" classes (define advanced) my be doing the work but then they still have access to screens to play games if teacher hasn't blocked. "Oh well."
Anonymous
01/17/2026 13:43
Subject: Another school day of video games
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP sounds like the sort of parent who doesn't let their kid play video games at home. It makes sense that their kid would binge on games at school whenever he has the chance.
NP here and when I complain the school blames me for allowing video games at home. You blame parents for not allowing them.
It’s almost like what parents do at home doesn’t matter and the Chromebooks themselves are the problem.
+1. It's much easier to blame parents than deal with the rot in the system, but parents aren't the problem.
The pivot to screen use in elementary is the root of the problem, everyone knows it, but it will take years for public schools to go back to pen and paper, if they ever do. So in the meantime, parents need to adjust expectations. Video games in school are going to happen to a certain extent, depending on the teacher and the kid. What are you going to do outside of school, as the parent? Before screen use in schools, it's not like schools taught more stuff. It's just that kids wasted their time in other ways...
Bullshit. If you look at the results, schools obviously taught more and taught more effectively before the introduction of Chromebooks.
And maybe I'll be tilting at windmills, but I'm not going to "adjust my expectation" that schools provide effective instruction and not video games.
Ha ha ha. No. My two children had different chromebook experiences in MCPS due to their age difference. There was ZERO difference in their curriculum. If anything, my second child, who was handed a chromebook as soon as she started school, learned more because she doesn't have ADHD, whereas my oldest, who did not have a chromebook until 5th grade, learned less because of his inattention. They attended the same elementary, shared some teachers, the administration was the same, and the instructional content was the same.
Don't lie, PP. Some people on DCUM will catch you.
Anonymous
01/17/2026 13:36
Subject: Another school day of video games
Anonymous wrote:Name the school or it did not happen.
Name the school and "it did not happen."
Anonymous
01/17/2026 13:31
Subject: Another school day of video games
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How was school son?
It was great we play video games on our Chromebooks almost all the day.
This keeps happening - we complain and get some nice words and then it happens again. Does no one care?
The kids do the minimum work and required and then back to games!
ARGGHHHHH
Reason number 263,262,945 your kids need to be in private or parochial schools or even homeschooling is better than this.
No kids do not need "parochial schools or home schooling" Both tend to lead to lack of Science and understanding of others. It is how we have MAGA cult of stupidity. No just Parochial schools it's any religious privates..
Anonymous
01/17/2026 13:29
Subject: Another school day of video games
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Name the school or it did not happen.
Please. Say your name and we'll know you don't have any kids or any kids in this school system
Either OP says the name of the school or it did not happen.
This is not hard and why in the world would the school be a secret?
Anonymous
01/17/2026 13:28
Subject: Another school day of video games
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP sounds like the sort of parent who doesn't let their kid play video games at home. It makes sense that their kid would binge on games at school whenever he has the chance.
NP here and when I complain the school blames me for allowing video games at home. You blame parents for not allowing them.
It’s almost like what parents do at home doesn’t matter and the Chromebooks themselves are the problem.
+1. It's much easier to blame parents than deal with the rot in the system, but parents aren't the problem.
The pivot to screen use in elementary is the root of the problem, everyone knows it, but it will take years for public schools to go back to pen and paper, if they ever do. So in the meantime, parents need to adjust expectations. Video games in school are going to happen to a certain extent, depending on the teacher and the kid. What are you going to do outside of school, as the parent? Before screen use in schools, it's not like schools taught more stuff. It's just that kids wasted their time in other ways...
Bullshit. If you look at the results, schools obviously taught more and taught more effectively before the introduction of Chromebooks.
And maybe I'll be tilting at windmills, but I'm not going to "adjust my expectation" that schools provide effective instruction and not video games.
Anonymous
01/17/2026 13:23
Subject: Another school day of video games
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How was school son?
It was great we play video games on our Chromebooks almost all the day.
This keeps happening - we complain and get some nice words and then it happens again. Does no one care?
The kids do the minimum work and required and then back to games!
ARGGHHHHH
They’re playing games at those schools as well. They’re just drinking a Venti Starbucks for filming a TikTok while they do it
Reason number 263,262,945 your kids need to be in private or parochial schools or even homeschooling is better than this.
Anonymous
01/17/2026 13:19
Subject: Another school day of video games
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP sounds like the sort of parent who doesn't let their kid play video games at home. It makes sense that their kid would binge on games at school whenever he has the chance.
NP here and when I complain the school blames me for allowing video games at home. You blame parents for not allowing them.
It’s almost like what parents do at home doesn’t matter and the Chromebooks themselves are the problem.
+1. It's much easier to blame parents than deal with the rot in the system, but parents aren't the problem.
The pivot to screen use in elementary is the root of the problem, everyone knows it, but it will take years for public schools to go back to pen and paper, if they ever do. So in the meantime, parents need to adjust expectations. Video games in school are going to happen to a certain extent, depending on the teacher and the kid. What are you going to do outside of school, as the parent? Before screen use in schools, it's not like schools taught more stuff. It's just that kids wasted their time in other ways...
Anonymous
01/17/2026 13:11
Subject: Another school day of video games
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP sounds like the sort of parent who doesn't let their kid play video games at home. It makes sense that their kid would binge on games at school whenever he has the chance.
NP here and when I complain the school blames me for allowing video games at home. You blame parents for not allowing them.
It’s almost like what parents do at home doesn’t matter and the Chromebooks themselves are the problem.
+1. It's much easier to blame parents than deal with the rot in the system, but parents aren't the problem.
Anonymous
01/17/2026 13:09
Subject: Another school day of video games
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:OP sounds like the sort of parent who doesn't let their kid play video games at home. It makes sense that their kid would binge on games at school whenever he has the chance.
NP here and when I complain the school blames me for allowing video games at home. You blame parents for not allowing them.
It’s almost like what parents do at home doesn’t matter and the Chromebooks themselves are the problem.
? I don't believe you, because that doesn't make any sense. However, the previous point does make sense, because kids who feel deprived often go out of their way to access TV/video games when they don't get it at home.
Chromebooks ARE the problem. But this isn't likely to change any time soon, so you'd better deal with it. I provided enrichment at home, because no primary school, public or private will ever cater to precocious kids. By secondary, the whole screen issue went away because when kids are in advanced classes they do actual work, which means that when they have free time, nobody begrudges them some goofing off.
Anonymous
01/17/2026 13:04
Subject: Another school day of video games
Pyle MS clawed back the 1-to-1 Chromebooks and told teachers to only use the ones in their carts when it actually enhanced instruction or for essay writing. I’m hoping the other schools in the area follow their lead.
Anonymous
01/17/2026 13:04
Subject: Another school day of video games
Anonymous wrote:OP sounds like the sort of parent who doesn't let their kid play video games at home. It makes sense that their kid would binge on games at school whenever he has the chance.
NP here and when I complain the school blames me for allowing video games at home. You blame parents for not allowing them.
It’s almost like what parents do at home doesn’t matter and the Chromebooks themselves are the problem.
Anonymous
01/17/2026 12:00
Subject: Another school day of video games
Anonymous wrote:Anonymous wrote:How was school son?
It was great we play video games on our Chromebooks almost all the day.
This keeps happening - we complain and get some nice words and then it happens again. Does no one care?
The kids do the minimum work and required and then back to games!
ARGGHHHHH
Reason number 263,262,945 your kids need to be in private or parochial schools or even homeschooling is better than this.
It's way better to deal with lack of academic challenge in elementary (it's the same in private and public, BTW), rather than throw money out of the window to pay for private. Maybe privates have less screen times, but the academics aren't better.
We tried both. I know. Now my kids are older, and we are very happy that we mostly stuck to MCPS publics, even with chromebook use. We invested the money we didn't spend on private and can now spend more on things that actually matter.
Anonymous
01/17/2026 11:01
Subject: Another school day of video games
Anonymous wrote:How was school son?
It was great we play video games on our Chromebooks almost all the day.
This keeps happening - we complain and get some nice words and then it happens again. Does no one care?
The kids do the minimum work and required and then back to games!
ARGGHHHHH
Reason number 263,262,945 your kids need to be in private or parochial schools or even homeschooling is better than this.
Anonymous
01/17/2026 11:00
Subject: Another school day of video games
OP sounds like the sort of parent who doesn't let their kid play video games at home. It makes sense that their kid would binge on games at school whenever he has the chance.