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Ottawa parent questions school technology use for kindergarteners

Original: Anyone have experience fully opting out of “appropriate use of technology” in OCDSB, in the lower grades? My junior kind

An Ottawa parent is asking whether other families have managed to fully opt out of the Ottawa-Carleton District School Board's "appropriate use of technology" expectations in the early grades. They argue a junior kindergartener does not need to begin learning digital citizenship yet, and that screen-based learning can wait until children have mastered more basic skills first.

Why now: Debate over how much technology belongs in early childhood education is ongoing among parents and school boards.

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• Anyone have experience fully opting out of “appropriate use of technology” in OCDSB, in the lower grades? My junior kindergartener does not actually need to start learning digital citizenship this year; there is plenty of time for them to learn that after they’ve learned the… · cassey@ottawa.place · 9

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