I feel like screen time is the number one cause of mental and emotional issues wih kids today and I find it so lazy how education throws electronic devices at students and expects them to self-educate appropriately. YouTube is the devil and I keep my youngest away from it and stupid TikTok at home. But of course every other parent gives their 9 year old an iphone with like zero app or parental controls on it, so it’s like swimming upstream. While a large community of bears on the side swipe at you with huge sharp claws.
I don’t think anyone is talking about “re-segregation” - so I have no idea what you mean here
In the future can you make one comment instead of an entire thread - substack has an edit button - so just edit your first comment instead of replying to yourself three times.
My understanding is the schools currently do not get an equal share of resources, as the resources are allocated by the perceived needs of the school (% of IEP’s, 504’s, % below poverty level, etc.), and that the district is open about this. Someone please state otherwise if this is not the case.
I am ok with this as a north end’er, but would like them to make public what the minimum resource allocations will be per classroom; i.e. max # of kids per class w/o an aid and also max # of kids per class with an aid provided (and importantly, max # of IEP students per class w/o an aid provided, etc). And also min’s per school for reading & math support staff, etc.
I didn’t take the survey, but I know there are lots of people concerned about the excessive use and age inappropriateness of iPads.
When you interview these people ask about this, please.
I hugely agree with this
Oh stay tuned on this - I'm working on a story specifically about the whackamole that is Youtube but I will also bring this up with candidates.
I feel like screen time is the number one cause of mental and emotional issues wih kids today and I find it so lazy how education throws electronic devices at students and expects them to self-educate appropriately. YouTube is the devil and I keep my youngest away from it and stupid TikTok at home. But of course every other parent gives their 9 year old an iphone with like zero app or parental controls on it, so it’s like swimming upstream. While a large community of bears on the side swipe at you with huge sharp claws.
Hi Tom,
What were the topics you decided go leave out?
I mean every topic not on that list was left out? So the vast majority of topics
I don’t believe this at all.
I don’t think anyone is talking about “re-segregation” - so I have no idea what you mean here
In the future can you make one comment instead of an entire thread - substack has an edit button - so just edit your first comment instead of replying to yourself three times.
My understanding is the schools currently do not get an equal share of resources, as the resources are allocated by the perceived needs of the school (% of IEP’s, 504’s, % below poverty level, etc.), and that the district is open about this. Someone please state otherwise if this is not the case.
I am ok with this as a north end’er, but would like them to make public what the minimum resource allocations will be per classroom; i.e. max # of kids per class w/o an aid and also max # of kids per class with an aid provided (and importantly, max # of IEP students per class w/o an aid provided, etc). And also min’s per school for reading & math support staff, etc.