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“School is really about teaching kids how to be good learners, how to be critical thinkers and how to be innovators,” he says. “We have to put processes in place to support that. And one of the ways we can do that is by providing choice and thinking about the devices and applications we use to accomplish that.” Steven is of the opinion that technology has fueled the “flipped classroom” philosophy, and he opposes the concept. He says that schools and districts rely too heavily on the technology because they spend vast sums of money on a single platform or digital curriculum, and demand a higher return on investment (ROI). Districts usually make this decision for a good reason; a single platform is easier to service, repair, and support than multiple devices and platforms.

With a flipped classroom where the students are allowed to bring their devices home, schools expect the student to continue learning after school. Mr. Anderson says that this is wishful thinking at best. “Kids need an opportunity to be kids,” he says. “Kids need to have the opportunity to go away from school and to not do school. So expecting them to come to school for eight hours a day and then go home and watch that teacher for another thirty minutes or an hour or more is a lot to ask. None of us would go away from our jobs after working an eight-hour day and then be excited to back and do more work for several hours afterward.”