Anonymous wrote:New poster: So don't go? Seriously. Just wondering. I don't know why you'd want to go if you so vehemently disagree with a school's policy?

Anonymous wrote:There is only one break and one lunch time for phone use. phones are not allowed during between class transition times.

Anonymous wrote:except the "feeder" parents on here do not express this at their feeder schools or at appropriate feeder forums, so it does make one wonder if the ones who keep this thread alive (and as soon as it goes off page 1 bring it back every week really are at feeders or if they are just trolls. The heads of all feeder schools are on the DCI board and they are not hearing this at their schools.
we all know there is much jealousy and crab in a bucket mentality out there in dcum land, so one could assume that these are folks who are angry that dci exists (just like the basis/latin/cc haters) or that they are trolls who don't know what is going on at dci so they're just making things up/going on hearsay and then spreading misinformation and lies.
we are from a feeder and feel very blessed to be at dci. the technology is an asset and we do not feel that there is too much screen time---in fact we feel that the technology has given our children (we have 2 pioneers) much more than they would have gotten at their assigned middle school, in addition to the great teachers. admittedly, the space is not great, but it will be in the future and it is certainly worth the trade off.
i keep wondering why no one starts a general tech-in-school thread since there are other schools like Haynes who do 1:1. is the lack of complaints about Haynes indicative that this is perhaps only a yuppy parent thing, or is it more insidious in that a small group of trolls are really invested in hurting dci with 37 pages of attacks? kaya, is that you? worried about roosevelt since dci wouldn't play ball with you?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:except the "feeder" parents on here do not express this at their feeder schools or at appropriate feeder forums, so it does make one wonder if the ones who keep this thread alive (and as soon as it goes off page 1 bring it back every week really are at feeders or if they are just trolls. The heads of all feeder schools are on the DCI board and they are not hearing this at their schools.
we all know there is much jealousy and crab in a bucket mentality out there in dcum land, so one could assume that these are folks who are angry that dci exists (just like the basis/latin/cc haters) or that they are trolls who don't know what is going on at dci so they're just making things up/going on hearsay and then spreading misinformation and lies.
we are from a feeder and feel very blessed to be at dci. the technology is an asset and we do not feel that there is too much screen time---in fact we feel that the technology has given our children (we have 2 pioneers) much more than they would have gotten at their assigned middle school, in addition to the great teachers. admittedly, the space is not great, but it will be in the future and it is certainly worth the trade off.
i keep wondering why no one starts a general tech-in-school thread since there are other schools like Haynes who do 1:1. is the lack of complaints about Haynes indicative that this is perhaps only a yuppy parent thing, or is it more insidious in that a small group of trolls are really invested in hurting dci with 37 pages of attacks? kaya, is that you? worried about roosevelt since dci wouldn't play ball with you?

Feeder & current parent here. It's great to hear you are happy at DCI. We too are thrilled with many things: teachers, curriculum and community. I also agree the issue is a lot about general Technology use in schools.

However, we have concerns regarding the DCI school environment, that screens/devices/phones are so prevalent. Kids should have a break - my DS does not have a phone but all her friends do and they are on them at ALL break times. I have raised my concerns with my feeder school's admin who is also on DCI board. I was told that she had nothing to do with DCI policies and recommended I speak w/ DCI directly.

FYI: From what I understand Haynes does not have 1:1 anymore for MS or if they do the laptops (they did away with Chromebooks) stay in the classrooms.

Anonymous wrote:except the "feeder" parents on here do not express this at their feeder schools or at appropriate feeder forums, so it does make one wonder if the ones who keep this thread alive (and as soon as it goes off page 1 bring it back every week really are at feeders or if they are just trolls. The heads of all feeder schools are on the DCI board and they are not hearing this at their schools.
we all know there is much jealousy and crab in a bucket mentality out there in dcum land, so one could assume that these are folks who are angry that dci exists (just like the basis/latin/cc haters) or that they are trolls who don't know what is going on at dci so they're just making things up/going on hearsay and then spreading misinformation and lies.
we are from a feeder and feel very blessed to be at dci. the technology is an asset and we do not feel that there is too much screen time---in fact we feel that the technology has given our children (we have 2 pioneers) much more than they would have gotten at their assigned middle school, in addition to the great teachers. admittedly, the space is not great, but it will be in the future and it is certainly worth the trade off.
i keep wondering why no one starts a general tech-in-school thread since there are other schools like Haynes who do 1:1. is the lack of complaints about Haynes indicative that this is perhaps only a yuppy parent thing, or is it more insidious in that a small group of trolls are really invested in hurting dci with 37 pages of attacks? kaya, is that you? worried about roosevelt since dci wouldn't play ball with you?

Anonymous wrote:except the "feeder" parents on here do not express this at their feeder schools or at appropriate feeder forums, so it does make one wonder if the ones who keep this thread alive (and as soon as it goes off page 1 bring it back every week really are at feeders or if they are just trolls. The heads of all feeder schools are on the DCI board and they are not hearing this at their schools.
we all know there is much jealousy and crab in a bucket mentality out there in dcum land, so one could assume that these are folks who are angry that dci exists (just like the basis/latin/cc haters) or that they are trolls who don't know what is going on at dci so they're just making things up/going on hearsay and then spreading misinformation and lies.
we are from a feeder and feel very blessed to be at dci. the technology is an asset and we do not feel that there is too much screen time---in fact we feel that the technology has given our children (we have 2 pioneers) much more than they would have gotten at their assigned middle school, in addition to the great teachers. admittedly, the space is not great, but it will be in the future and it is certainly worth the trade off.
i keep wondering why no one starts a general tech-in-school thread since there are other schools like Haynes who do 1:1. is the lack of complaints about Haynes indicative that this is perhaps only a yuppy parent thing, or is it more insidious in that a small group of trolls are really invested in hurting dci with 37 pages of attacks? kaya, is that you? worried about roosevelt since dci wouldn't play ball with you?

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a current DCI parent who attends the technology meeting and is a part of the newly formed Parent/Teacher Group.

I know they are averaging about 50% of the school day on the computer that obviously means that some classes are using more technology than others (no Chromebook in gym)

My question is what is an acceptable amount of technology/
Chromebook usage for the parents and potential parents? What would be considered a good balance?

Is the main concern the usage of Chromebooks outside of class or within class?

I am a DCI feeder parent and I am glad to hear there is a newly formed Parent/Teacher Group and that you have joined it. I want to place a few cautions on using this forum as your guide for the appropriate usage of technology and then taking that back to school decisions. I am not concerned about the level of technology use and therefore have not been a part of this discussion, until now. I know other DCI feeder families that feel the same as me, are following this thread, but don't see the need to respond. We are comfortable with the use of technology at DCI and have expressed our opinions about that in other settings, where our feedback really makes a difference. Secondly, you should be very careful when considering the feedback of any posters here who don't have a child en route to DCI at some point. This is an appropriate venue to express your concern about technology use at school, but not to influence the decision-making of the school.

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm a current DCI parent who attends the technology meeting and is a part of the newly formed Parent/Teacher Group.

I know they are averaging about 50% of the school day on the computer that obviously means that some classes are using more technology than others (no Chromebook in gym)

My question is what is an acceptable amount of technology/
Chromebook usage for the parents and potential parents? What would be considered a good balance?

Is the main concern the usage of Chromebooks outside of class or within class?

I am a DCI feeder parent and I am glad to hear there is a newly formed Parent/Teacher Group and that you have joined it. I want to place a few cautions on using this forum as your guide for the appropriate usage of technology and then taking that back to school decisions. I am not concerned about the level of technology use and therefore have not been a part of this discussion, until now. I know other DCI feeder families that feel the same as me, are following this thread, but don't see the need to respond. We are comfortable with the use of technology at DCI and have expressed our opinions about that in other settings, where our feedback really makes a difference. Secondly, you should be very careful when considering the feedback of any posters here who don't have a child en route to DCI at some point. This is an appropriate venue to express your concern about technology use at school, but not to influence the decision-making of the school.

Anonymous wrote:Turned off and put away? Or just not actively using? If the computers are turned off and put away then I would feel much better. Not actively using but still out and on the desk or using for 15 minutes and then not engaging for 15 minutes wouldn't make me feel better because the computer is there acting as a distraction and not a significant chunk of screen free time.

Current parents, I would love to hear how 50% works in the classroom? I would love to feel that the administration is using a thoughtful approach but I didn't get that impression at the open house i attended.