“ If your kid is determined to screw off and play games or watch youtube at home, then guess what: they will do it at school too.”

Which is why theirs should be on FCPS to block their laptops from accessing YouTube and other sites. Allow teachers to access it and they can show what is needed.

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Anonymous wrote:Mark my words, the way these kids use the laptops during school time is going to be a major problem.

Kids are going to surf the web and youtube etc.

It's going to be a major problem and the schools have no recourse because online learning in person is not part of the education curriculum or agreed upon method of teaching as per VDOE guidelines.

It's easy for the schools to block that.

They don't. They can't since teachers use it every day.

They refuse to block it and find a different way for teachers to do stuff. Absurd but there it is.

They don’t block the entire site but they block a LOT of the videos. Pretty much any music video and a lot of stuff that would legitimately be deemed educational. I BOUGHT The Crucible on YouTube to show scenes to kids and the district internet wouldn’t allow me to play it

I feel like some of you have only JUST realized this year after seeing it in your own homes that we only have so much control over kids who want to screw around. They will find a way. Yes we remind them a few times but honestly, even my kids with IEP goals to stay on task have 2-3 prompts to do that. Why? Because anything beyond that is absurd, ineffective, and taking time away from kids actually trying.

If your kid is determined to screw off and play games or watch youtube at home, then guess what: they will do it at school too. I am not there to personally babysit and monitor one off task kid. I will redirect and then say “you’re making a choice to not engage in learning and there are consequences to your choices.” Work on self regulation and impulse control if your kid can’t manage this.

Where I am, the school laptops come with GoGuardian. A fourth grader is on Amazon looking at makeup bags? I close the tab from my computer and send her a private message on GoGuardian reminding her what she should be doing. Fourth grader is watching YouTube videos about cake decorating when she should be reading or Epic or off the computer? I shut her tabs down and call her on GoGuardian.

Maybe the district should look into that if you think it’s really a big problem? Where I am, teachers have two screens and can have our Meet and GoGuardian on their own. Wiht a lot of kids you don’t always catch off task behaviors right away, but it’s a good tool. You can also force open links on their screens and even lock their screens to only be on one tab of your choice.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mark my words, the way these kids use the laptops during school time is going to be a major problem.

Kids are going to surf the web and youtube etc.

It's going to be a major problem and the schools have no recourse because online learning in person is not part of the education curriculum or agreed upon method of teaching as per VDOE guidelines.

It's easy for the schools to block that.

They don't. They can't since teachers use it every day.

They refuse to block it and find a different way for teachers to do stuff. Absurd but there it is.

I really wish schools would start seriously thinking about ways to detox students from excessive technology. There is an over reliance on it that I fear will be exacerbated after this past year. Now would be a great time to return to pen, pencil and paper. I’m wondering if younger kids even know how to properly use scissors, hold a writing instrument, etc. All my first grader does is tap, tap, tap on his iPad during virtual school. Let’s get back to the basics and reevaluate the use of screens in schools, especially for the k-2nd graders. Get these kids unplugged and outside more too!

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Anonymous wrote:I'm happy to send my 4th and 6th graders in without laptops.
I think my 9 year old has forgotten how to write.

The kids will be required to bring school issued laptop. All assignments will be online.

Yup! Our school said this in parent meeting.

Trash, shutdown public schools and have daycare watch kids, fire 1/2 the teachers and let the other half teach online

If that's what teachers want then this is what they get, online will require half as many teachers and no building

well if you think that's going to happen anytime soon, I have a bridge I can sell you.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mark my words, the way these kids use the laptops during school time is going to be a major problem.

Kids are going to surf the web and youtube etc.

It's going to be a major problem and the schools have no recourse because online learning in person is not part of the education curriculum or agreed upon method of teaching as per VDOE guidelines.

ok? The do the same now

I am a parent who refuses to discipline my child and I am very concerned that schools think that extending the online to inperson is going to be a problem, my kid is not able to focus online unless the laptops are configured to lockdown all services except for BB. It has been a constant battle because my kid is not engaged in online and end up moving on to games, youtube etc. which are all open on fcps laptops.

This online learning was never meant to be a replacement for in-person, it was a stop gap while covid shutdown schools and was never supposed to go on longer than a few months. It is bad.

Fixed this for you.

Okay, so teachers are going to be on top of this in the classroom. Good to hear.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mark my words, the way these kids use the laptops during school time is going to be a major problem.

Kids are going to surf the web and youtube etc.

It's going to be a major problem and the schools have no recourse because online learning in person is not part of the education curriculum or agreed upon method of teaching as per VDOE guidelines.

ok? The do the same now

I am a parent who refuses to discipline my child and I am very concerned that schools think that extending the online to inperson is going to be a problem, my kid is not able to focus online unless the laptops are configured to lockdown all services except for BB. It has been a constant battle because my kid is not engaged in online and end up moving on to games, youtube etc. which are all open on fcps laptops.

This online learning was never meant to be a replacement for in-person, it was a stop gap while covid shutdown schools and was never supposed to go on longer than a few months. It is bad.

Fixed this for you.

NP-my 10 yo son doesn't handwrite anything really outside of school (or at all, this year).

What would he be writing and where and to whom? He is playing sports, legos, or video games or messing around outside in his free time. He was never into drawing etc.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Mark my words, the way these kids use the laptops during school time is going to be a major problem.

Kids are going to surf the web and youtube etc.

It's going to be a major problem and the schools have no recourse because online learning in person is not part of the education curriculum or agreed upon method of teaching as per VDOE guidelines.

It's easy for the schools to block that.

They don't. They can't since teachers use it every day.

Anonymous wrote:Mark my words, the way these kids use the laptops during school time is going to be a major problem.

Kids are going to surf the web and youtube etc.

It's going to be a major problem and the schools have no recourse because online learning in person is not part of the education curriculum or agreed upon method of teaching as per VDOE guidelines.

It's easy for the schools to block that.

youtube.com is blocked

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Anonymous wrote:I'm happy to send my 4th and 6th graders in without laptops.
I think my 9 year old has forgotten how to write.

Oh god, mine too: fourth grade. Wrote me a birthday card last month that looked like it was a ransom note.

Is school the only place your children are expected to write?

Yes, if this is a concern, have them practice writing.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm happy to send my 4th and 6th graders in without laptops.
I think my 9 year old has forgotten how to write.

Oh god, mine too: fourth grade. Wrote me a birthday card last month that looked like it was a ransom note.

Is school the only place your children are expected to write?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm happy to send my 4th and 6th graders in without laptops.
I think my 9 year old has forgotten how to write.

The kids will be required to bring school issued laptop. All assignments will be online.

Yup! Our school said this in parent meeting.

Trash, shutdown public schools and have daycare watch kids, fire 1/2 the teachers and let the other half teach online

If that's what teachers want then this is what they get, online will require half as many teachers and no building

None of this is happening. Kids are going back into building starting next week. No one is getting fired.