Covid launched a new era of technology-led learning. Now, some parents and school districts are ready to toss devices | CNN
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In school districts from Los Angeles to Philadelphia, parents shared how they are battling to put stricter limits on device-led learning, most commonly tablets and laptops, such as iPads, Google Chromebooks and MacBooks.
A third-grade student in Hanna Brechenser's class is seen reading in her classroom at Mesick Consolidated Schools on March 20 in Mesick, Michigan. The elementary school has recently banned screens hoping to improve literacy scores, the superintendent said.
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Dr. Yair Lev said his second-grade daughter suddenly went silent midsentence as she scrolled through a math app on her school-issued Chromebook last year. Her eyes glazed over like a “zombie.”
His daughter appeared to be overwhelmed by the stimulation from her device. She struggled through passwords, folders and apps with her “little fingers typing and typing,” he said.
