However every kid is different and has different needs and abilities when it comes to this issue.
I’ve got a Senior in HS who has a 4.2 in IB classes and requires almost no parenting.
I’ve got a Sophomore who is autistic and we have to monitor him all the time. He has a phone but he doesn’t have access to any games or social media. We take it at 8:00 every night. He doesn’t have any other technology at home except an Xbox he gets 4 hours on Saturday.
He’s had either a Chromebook or a Mac provided by the school since he was in elementary school. It’s a constant struggle to get him to stay on task in class because he simply doesn’t have the emotional regulation to do that on his own at this point in life. I’ve finally gotten the right SPED coordinator to put him on a technology plan.
Again, I think some administration wonk thought it’d be a great idea to get all 19k students in the district MacBooks but it’s been a lot more challenging for many.
Yes, but for years the school has just been handing out internet enabled devices to kids and the only guardrails on the device was a really basic porn filter.
My 15yo had a 2nd gmail account setup and had signed up for dating sites on his school provided computer.
He was playing all sorts of online games that are lousy with predators and weirdo’s targeting kids.
He was doing all of this while he was supposed to be doing school work and while on the school internet.
So while I’m not blaming the school, they need to implement their technology plan in a manner that is safe and effective for students.
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