Thank you so much, Emily for all the hard work you are doing. I just used your information from your article a couple days ago in a presentation to parents. Like you I’ve been battling this for over a decade. I wrote a curriculum for addiction for psychology 10 years ago and finally people are actually starting to listen. It is hard work but so worth it. Thanks for all the new information on Ed Tech as I’m battling that myself as an educator. For example, I’ve used Google classroom for a couple of years now because it makes the collection of marks and work so much easier for me so now I’m trying to figure out how to balance ease of work vs asking kids to upload work online. I have always given kids an option to do paper and pen. I also gone back to way more in class writing now. My students do not have computers in the classroom or smart phones. I’ve stopped using Kahoots and Quizlet to help them learn their vocabulary and this is all at the grade 11 and 10 level which in Canada is 15 and 16 years of age. I teach about dopamine addiction so I figure I better put my money where my mouth is !
This is amazing. This is what it looks like to do better when we know better! I bet your students are better off for it. Thank you for being a teacher. 🐠
Thank you Emily for this encouraging message. We have been galvanised by your conversation with Jared on ed tech and got a meeting with our 12 year-old's assistant head responsible for tech. They were really supportive and open to the dialogue. And this in a STEM school! In fact, she's an IT teacher and was open about her use of analogue learning methods for almost everything.
I have written about the UK context here: it's my call to action because I was a high school teacher who left in large part due to the zealous introduction of tech into English lessons. This is the piece, in case anyone feels moved to read and/or share.
Thank you for this! We are currently having discussions with our state representatives on possible legislation for reduction of 1:1 screen time devices in schools. I know it’s helpful to go to them with ideas, and possible even model legislation in order to get the process going. What requirements would you include - specifically I think the appetite or current focus is on the elementary school kids.
Thank you so much, Emily for all the hard work you are doing. I just used your information from your article a couple days ago in a presentation to parents. Like you I’ve been battling this for over a decade. I wrote a curriculum for addiction for psychology 10 years ago and finally people are actually starting to listen. It is hard work but so worth it. Thanks for all the new information on Ed Tech as I’m battling that myself as an educator. For example, I’ve used Google classroom for a couple of years now because it makes the collection of marks and work so much easier for me so now I’m trying to figure out how to balance ease of work vs asking kids to upload work online. I have always given kids an option to do paper and pen. I also gone back to way more in class writing now. My students do not have computers in the classroom or smart phones. I’ve stopped using Kahoots and Quizlet to help them learn their vocabulary and this is all at the grade 11 and 10 level which in Canada is 15 and 16 years of age. I teach about dopamine addiction so I figure I better put my money where my mouth is !
This is amazing. This is what it looks like to do better when we know better! I bet your students are better off for it. Thank you for being a teacher. 🐠
Great article. I will use those techniques. Thanks for doing what you do!
Thank you Emily for this encouraging message. We have been galvanised by your conversation with Jared on ed tech and got a meeting with our 12 year-old's assistant head responsible for tech. They were really supportive and open to the dialogue. And this in a STEM school! In fact, she's an IT teacher and was open about her use of analogue learning methods for almost everything.
I have written about the UK context here: it's my call to action because I was a high school teacher who left in large part due to the zealous introduction of tech into English lessons. This is the piece, in case anyone feels moved to read and/or share.
https://debevans2025.substack.com/p/a-battle-for-the-soul-of-uk-education?r=uh997
Keep up the good work, Emily and everyone else who is pushing back against this colonisation!
So beyond grateful to you Emily for all you do. Thank you. 🙏🏼
Thank you for this! We are currently having discussions with our state representatives on possible legislation for reduction of 1:1 screen time devices in schools. I know it’s helpful to go to them with ideas, and possible even model legislation in order to get the process going. What requirements would you include - specifically I think the appetite or current focus is on the elementary school kids.