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  1. Mar 2026
    1. Homework can also be used to punish students

      The way I view this is, if students messed around in class and did not complete their in-class work, then it becomes their homework. I don't think it is a punishment but more of a consequence for their own actions.

    2. homework includes review, preview, and extension

      I think homework can be a good thing to help give students tools, like reviews, for example, so they can study at home, not just at school.

    1. playtime from 30 to 60 minutes.

      This feels like a long time, but it depends on the grade levels we are looking at. If it's upper elementary, I get it. But, if we are talking about lower elementary, I think that the time spent is too long.

    2. students shift into “discovery mode.”

      I love it when I teach something, and then I send my students to go explore more about the topic, and they discover new things, and their faces just light up!

    3. (Quizizz, Kahoot, and Blooket)

      I think that these educational game resources can be good, but I do think they are overused, and some students are not learning because they are focused on getting the answer right fast enough.

    1. mounting evidence that excessive screen time can harm young children

      I feel we can see that this generation of kids has a very short span of focus because they are constantly glued to a screen at home, so they want that at school.

    2. too many schools have become reliant on screens

      I feel this is very true as students move onto older grades, some of the tech is being used appropriately, and other times not so much.

    3. cutting back at home.

      I strive as a parent to keep my kids off screens at home until I feel it's necessary. Outside activities, projects, reading, etc. are the way I want to go.

    4. limited to 15 minutes a day

      Sometimes our kindergarten students don't touch their iPads for weeks. We are so busy with other things. The only time we really use them is when we need to conduct assessments or one-on-ones.

    5. “It had never occurred to me that screens would be used in such a way,”

      I feel screens are so common in homes; why would parents be surprised that they are in our classrooms?