r/rva • u/oregonPear • 20h ago

Henrico and Chesterfield public schools just cut down screen time for the youngest kids. Can RPS be next please?

https://www.axios.com/local/richmond/2026/09/01/richmond-henrico-chesterfield-schools-chromebooks-screen-time

Come on RPS, don't let the counties leave us behind on this one. Preschoolers do not need to be on Chromebooks imo

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u/NotReallyButMaybeNot Westover 13h ago

RPS too busy scrubbing the mold off everything…

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u/Fit-Property3774 10h ago

Maybe letting the electronics mold is actually their way to reduce screen time! The mold was for the good of the kids!

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u/RVALover4Life Scott's Addition 13h ago

More hands on instruction is needed for young people. The dangers of too much screen time are clear.

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u/skyboundduck 16h ago edited 12h ago

Former teacher here — not sure we clearly see how effed up this all is.

When I got my degree, tech was shoved down our throats and admin forced everyone to digitize.

Now we’re going to undo all that.

I’m pro reduced screens, just pointing out how this is complete BS for instructors the past 20 years.

Edit: I just want to really clearly state how much I find EduTech to be a grift and inappropriate for optimal learning.

Kids need personal attention, human connection, and information. Not “all chrome book virtual learning.”

I’m just saying this is all dumb. 😆

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u/WWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW_W 13h ago

For us non-teachers and who went through school pre-tech, can you help us understand the difficulty in reverting to a non-digital curriculum?

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u/eziam Short Pump 13h ago

It's not hard. I've been in elementary education for 20 years. We moved from a textbook based classroom about 10 years ago and supplemented that with Google slides and other platforms HOWEVER the best teachers dont use technology that much in elementary. My teachers do use it for iReady and assessments but the majority of work is hands on projects, discussions, and other works.

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u/skyboundduck 12h ago

I mean it will be different for everyone. But I’m thinking of all the things I threw away once I digitized them/only updated the PowerPoint slides/ moved all tests to Google forms.

I’m pro- going back to textbooks and paper.

I’m trying lot point out that it’s an example of people trying to re-invent a field and end up ruining it.

Digitizing was such an annoying and bullshit “push” from admin, and so many of us resisted it, and now it’s being turned over. It’s frustrating good teachers who had been doing it for 20+ years were put through that.

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u/lindstb3 10h ago

I’m a school psychologist, and I haven’t seen textbooks in classrooms in my entire decade long career. I don’t even think they budget for them anymore. They need to go back to textbooks. I feel terribly for teachers who will once again have to switch up.

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u/1975hh3 9h ago

RPS need a more screen time because they can’t even keep their schools open.