Cara Zelas

That's just going to be like, okay, that's one photo and the next photo and, you know, yeah, so that there is that push and pull between like what parents want

and meeting those needs, but then shouldn't we be meeting the needs of the kids?

Yeah, and I think that's an important piece.

It's like, how can you create that bridge?

Because it's so important because what you're...

you know, you want to translate what you're learning in the classroom to home and keeping that line of communication open.

I think that's important.

I would say it very much depends on the school.

I would say that, yes, in some schools, I would say that that definitely happens.

And sometimes you look at an app and it looks like learning, but it really lacks that depth

that depth when you have a conversation and a discussion and the social practices that you're taking away from using an app.

So yes, you may be doing a reading app, but wouldn't it be better just to read to that child and answer their questions and have a conversation?

It kind of

lacks depth.

And also, and this is not at fault to teachers because as I mentioned, teachers are really under the pump.

They're expected to do so many things, especially in an early childhood setting, um, above and beyond and not getting paid enough on top of it.

So that adds another element of like resentment, not getting respected.

Um, and,

And so I feel like teachers who are under-resourced, they may be leaning on tech.

They may have behavioral challenges that they just can't manage because they may be new to the classroom.