I'm so grateful for my entire family, and especially for my oldest grandson Jordan creating this blog for me. He put it together in about 30 minutes, most of that time just waiting for my preferences about it. Jordan is brilliant, currently in college, taking chemistry and calculus, preparing for pharmacology. It's difficult, but it should be, after all.
Jordan graduated from Cornerstone Christian School where the curriculum was based on the Bible. He didn't have any "digital" - no online courses, no ebooks or iPads, etc. I don't know that he ever had a computer course but he surely knows computers and all the digital stuff. He loved his school, the school work, his teachers, and got a good education. He wasn't pressured to read informational texts, such as the EPA regulations or President Obama's Executive Orders, but instead enjoyed somewhat of a liberal arts format with lots of good, traditional literature. He wasn't pre-tested and tested all the time. He was college and career ready. Jordan survived and thrived without the Common Core System. He didn't need an iPad in school and still does not use one in college. The good old paper and pencil works just fine for him. Now when he's not in class or studying/working, he's got that digital stuff going on, just like everyone else his age. And that's enough.
The Dothan City School Board will be voting in early December whether or not to provide iPads for every student from 4th grade up. I believe that our kids need a break from this stuff,not more of it. Many students suffer now from an inability to focus on anything but a moving screen in front of them. More moving screens will only harm them further.
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