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1. Does the six hour handicap ring true with students or other children you have known? **Yes, this is true of majority of our students** 2. How, in your opinion, do typical school environments cause us to tragically underestimate some student's abilities? **Students are expected to fit the mold or into the box and also expected to pass the Regents exams. Those that don't are underestimated by staff and there other skills are passed over.** How could it be prevented? **Looking at the students** **as individuals and determining their learning styles and working with their strong traits to help them be successful.** 3. Why do you think this situational handicap shows up most often in minorities? **Access to technology** 4. How would you define digital or technological literacy? **speaking the language, being able to use it, understanding the language,** 5. Is it more important for students to be digitally literate today than it was five years ago? Why or Why not? **Yes, global economy, cost effective for companies,** 6. Would a project like MOUSE be advantageous for a student that attends this school? 7. Does mastery of digital skills tie into achievement in core content areas? Explain. If not, should they?