In some ways, I can understand the sentiment behind this bill. Not that I agree with or support those sentiments - but at least I can understand them. Without getting into the weeds of the sheer impracticality of this bill, it strikes me as roughly analogous to the Luddites (again, *roughly* - if you're a student of history) or any modern group that espouses that, well, gosh darn it, things used to be better way-back-when.
As Tim pointed out, I'm not sure how I can best prepare students for real life and actual reality if you (i.e. the legislature) deem it best to pretend that reality does not exist. I do not use social media in any of my classes - but using paper and pencil to try talking about social media seems like something out of a Mel Brooks movie (or a new spin off of Dr. Strangelove). It denies the existence of the world that exists once students leave the school building. If an ostrich sticks its head in the sand when it sees a predator, the predator doesn't go away ....
Viewed as an absurdist movie plot, this legislation is great. Viewed as actual legislation, it's ... misguided? Unfeasible? Choose your adjective, but please insert some reality into it.
DB
Hi,I wanted to share this since it impacts pre-K-12 and CTE technology.To print the entire document https://legislature.vermont.gov/Documents/2024/Docs/BILLS/S-0284/S-0284%20As%20Introduced.pdfPatriciaPatricia AignerDirector of Technology(Chief Ed Tech Explorer and EdTech Innovator)Rutland City Public Schools6 Church StreetRutland, VT 05701Twitter:@paignerISTE Member of the MonthISTE 20 to Watch-----------------------------------------------------------------------
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