I think ALL parents feel this way to some degree. We teachers wish we could do exactly this and sprinkle in more social emotional connections. I’m here to tell you, we aren’t the problem. Teachers want to slow down. However, in NV, schools are rated by various elements. 1/9
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One element is student achievement through high-stakes testing. The more in target students are, the better the rating. Guess what teachers are still attempting to do? You guessed it. In some form, we are still teaching to meet those standards as much as we can. 2/9
Also, most teachers have not been encouraged to really slow down and meet needs for the here and now. Instead, we are being encouraged to do what we can for students while still sticking with pacing of standards. 3/9
I say students are WINNING right now. They are building computer skills they will need for the real-world outside of school. 4/9
They are meeting virtually, collaborating with digital tools, learning to utilize important software for businesses: word publishing, presentations, and spreadsheets, annotate documents PDFs, how to create graphics to help convey their message (marketing skill!). 5/9
Digital natives does not mean they know how to intuitively use everything we teachers give them to use. The term is a misnomer in the sense many think this means they intuitively should know how to produce through these mentioned skills. This is simply not true. 6/9
They know how to use technology socially. However, if you work with students on how to use the tools properly and use them consistently (Don’t switch up every time you find a cool tool, teachers!), they will quickly pick it up. 7/9
here is a caveat. They not only need guidance, they need nurture, patience, and encouragement. We can’t expect students to build computer literacy skills AND current skills in math, reading comprehension, writing, science, social studies, and electives/humanities. 8/9
Maybe this is why this is all too much for students? 9/9
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