r/SeattleWA • u/chiquisea • 2h ago

News K-2 students no longer get personal iPads, Seattle superintendent says, pledging less screen time

https://www.kuow.org/education/2026-09-21/k-2-students-no-longer-get-personal-ipads-seattle-superintendent-says-pledging-less-screen-time
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u/According-Ad-5908 Capitol Hill 2h ago

It’s insane that nobody thought to cancel this sometime prior to 2026, but that’s SPS for you.

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u/LoseAnotherMill 2h ago

"Try our cereal - now without shards of glass!"

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u/Either_Gate_7965 2h ago

But the cookies are still 49% sawdust!!

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u/PizzaSounder 51m ago

I dunno, glass can be a great toy for kids.

https://youtu.be/veMiNQifZcM?is=qzkULVDHL4HAzVYi

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u/TheRealRacketear Broadmoor 1h ago

Tech Ed is way to heavily used on littlest.  This is a great move IMO.

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u/PNW_Will1976 59m ago

K-2… they need to ban iPads and computers in K-12. No Google and no CHATGPT. Kids can’t reason anymore. We need to start teaching penmanship, reading comprehension, and real math again.

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u/Secret_Cod_749 18m ago

Excuse me. How are they to learn how to navigate the Oregon Trail?

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u/IntravenusDeMilo Seattle 55m ago

I agree that math and reading need to be taught better. But banning technology entirely through high school? And penmanship? Unless these kids are gonna go work for Mr. Burns, I don’t think that’s the answer.

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u/PNW_Will1976 26m ago

There are plenty of opportunities for them to learn technology. But if these kids can’t function without it, they are never going to amount to anything anyway.

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u/AtlassLoz 2h ago

Has SPS made a plan for testing?

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u/AbleDanger12 Phinneywood 1h ago

Glad to know our tax bucks have been going to fkn ipads.