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Reply to "Requesting no/low tech options for kids—FCPS teachers, what is possible?"
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[quote=Anonymous]There is a town in Ireland that got parents to pledge to not give their kids smart phones or social media while they were in grade school. It started with one school, then spread like wildfire. Very quickly, the peer pressure on parents was to not be the one giving their younger kids a smart phone, vs the standard of not wanting your kid left out. In the article I read, parents and schools are delighted with the outcome. Behavior drastically improved. Scores improved. Kids started going to bed and sleeping instead of sneaking their phones at night, which improved behavior at school and concentration. Girls especially became less weight and appearance focused. Kids started interacting more, playing together and behaving in age appropriate ways. All of the bad behaviors wrought by letting kids have online access faded away. They are hoping to spread the parent pledge across Ireland. I wish FCPS could do something similar, starting in elementary school.[/quote]
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