Mother’s Plea: “Help Stop the Overuse of iPads in Public Schools”

How much technology is too much?

One mother who has a son in a California middle school says iPads shouldn’t be used to replace traditional text books.

The school district says – the principal – told me that if my son could not learn how to use the iPad appropriately, he would have to go to a different school district.

We pay $12,000 a year in taxes.

I’m in the 54% tax bracket in this state, including a retroactive tax for 2012.

I give the recommended donation to the school foundation, which I have raised funds for.

…So it’s not like I am just complaining. I’m trying to help here the best that I can.

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Students think Google is an acceptable reference to put in a paper. So, we’re going downhill for thinking and writing abilities very quickly.

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They are expanding the use to all the other grades. Everyone in our middle school already has an iPad, which were very expensive. And, when it fell on the floor and broke, that was another $290 because that was not covered under the insurance plan that was purchased through the school.

I’m wondering how much money the school is getting from Apple to have all the parents buy these almost $600 devices for their children.