Mindfulness being injected into curricula is another fad (“Mindfulness gains traction in U.S. schools”). Our experience with our daughters in elementary school is that our Delaware public school district is getting away from academics. An overreliance on iPad learning, an expansion of reward movies, nonacademic activities during learning time, doing away with homework and pullout programs like multitiered systems of supports (during which students not involved are told to just spend some time on their apps) are all diminishing the focus that needs to be on learning.
We are doing a disservice to public school children by not ensuring that they learn the basics and are challenged academically.
Wayne Smith
Middletown
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