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I used to not care about iPad kids until I had a long conversation with a school teacher friend who explained the drastic drop in reading, writing and comprehension in the latest batches of kids she teaches. Now I still do not care, but I understand the outrage behind it and why some treat it as child abuse/neglect.
It's because they are pandemic kids. Schools refused to adapt to the fact that the kids basically lost 2 years of education. Instead of giving the 5th graders 3rd grade materials, they just let the kids who lacked foundation fall further and further behind. It impacted every grade level, but the ones who were younger were the worst impacted. Research shows if you're behind on reading in 3rd grade, you'll probably be behind for the rest of your time in school.
Yep, a lot of school funding is tied to passing students on to the next grade. And teachers have been severely undermined here in the states. It all compounds into this huge problem we're facing now.
I understand the outrage behind it, but more often than not when the argument is going on the internet, it's simply people without children hating on parents.
I focus on my own child and their achievements in reading, writing, and comprehension and let the critics words fall on deaf ears personally. It's entirely possible and more common than you'd think to allow children access to screens and still have them receive a quality education.