Board of Education Priorities
We the undersigned support Simsbury Public Schools.Our support comes in the form of approval of annual operating budgets and involvement in our respective PTO organizations.We, as parents, voters and... continue reading »
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"School Tootin' Hills K-3 does not need laptops and smartboards. They need appropriate curriculums and inspired teachers."
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"School Squadron Line Having updated technology is important but not at the expense of losing teachers."
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"Just to show what can be done when someone is thinking creatively, Check out this YouTube video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5s5EvhHy7eQ It shows a researcher from Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) who has built an interactive whiteboard using a standar"
"School Squadron Line Smart boards and laptops do not provide emotional support. Paras provide human interaction which is very valuable to their confidence and overall future success!"
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"School Squadron Line Having computers and other forms of technology in the elementary school classroom does not impress me. Having appropriate student-teacher ratios does. Developing the essential skills for building a solid foundation for learning has m"
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"while I do advocate the purchase of the laptops, the smart boards require user training and most often become hwite boards, rather than smart boards."
"School Tarriffville School people matter more than technology"
"School Squadron Line Meeting the needs of ALL children through smaller class size and more adult "hands on deck" should be the #1 priority of any school system. Technology and any type of "equipment-based" needs can always be procured through creative fu"
"School Squadron Line Class sizes should be kept down!"
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