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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]As an early elementary teacher and mom of current high schoolers, I agree that screens are overused is some classrooms. This seems to be worse the older the kids get. 
However, are we also going to discuss kid’s access to screens at home? Over the years I see young children far less prepared to interact with peers in a classroom setting. When I ask them what they did over the weekend I hear a lot more about what they did on the phones (they are 4 and 5) than what they did with human beings.[/quote]

Agree!  I remember when the American Academy of Pediatricians had screentime guidelines per kids ages.  Now, you've got 5 yr olds on screens all day and no one says a word about it.  I feel so sorry for these kids today.  Their parents just let them melt their brains so they don't have to raise them.  I even feel sorry for the little ones at Costco in the cart watching mommy's phone instead of looking around at all the stuff, running the aisles, heck even whining and crying is a better use of their time.  Moved my kid to tech -free school after seeing how the screens all day ruined my older one's education.  Lesson learned.

The smart kids / good students may navigate it but what opportunities are lost!?  And the poor students - well, they are seriously underserved with the screens in the classroom.  The window to impart skills for these ones (usually the boys!) will be closed by high school and some may be forever doomed and uneducated.  Way to go EdTech!  You got scammed America.[/quote]

Moderation. I allowed educational videos and apps.  It helped with early reading. It’s a tool.  [/quote]

Per the article, they, result in worse reading skills and dumber kids. It’s not a tool that’s helping [/quote]

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