02/18/2026
Truly agree wholeheartedly!!!
So I’ll start here, because this is the moment I knew we had officially lost our MINDS & COMMON SENSE. 👇
When I was a principal, I told our head of tech, “I wish I could take all these Chromebooks, pile them up, and light a bonfire for my Pre-K through 2 kids.” 🔥💻😅
And let me be clear… this man was NEVER a teacher.
He had never taught a day in a classroom. Not one. 👀
And he looked at me dead serious and said, “You’d be doing them a disservice… because by third grade they’ll be on a Chromebook all day.”
That right there was a gut punch.👊🏽👊🏽👊🏽
Because how are we letting people who have never taught kids make decisions that shape how kids LEARN? 💥
Here’s what I find hysterical.
Non-educators act like it is “so crazy” that getting back to paper and pencil helps kids with cognitive skills, memory, stamina, and actual learning.
But about 10 years ago, we were out here acting like handwriting didn’t matter. “They won’t need it.” “Everything is typed.” ✌️⌨️
And then what happened?
We watched reading struggles explode. We watched dyslexia referrals skyrocket. We assessed and met and intervened and panicked.
And I’m not saying dyslexia isn’t real. It is.
I’m saying a whole lot of kids were not dyslexic. They were under-practiced. Under-developed. Over-screened. 💔
Handwriting and reading are connected. Always have been.
Kids need to build their brains, not just click their way through childhood. 🧠✏️
So yes, give kids access to technology. It’s part of the world.
But if a 6-year-old cannot form letters, hold stamina, or write a sentence without melting down, the answer is not “more screen time.” 👀
Bring back pencils. Bring back handwriting. Bring back real learning.
Because the basics are not “old school.”
They are the foundation. 💥👟
✏️🧠🔥💻i