"Now I have to fight that they always have a Chromebook at their fingertips. I do everything that I can to get them off of it. I like hands-on learning, but they're provided the Chromebook; we're expected to teach with it. All we do all day is stare at screens, and then we wonder, 'Why won't they pick up a book? My kids don't read. My kids can't write a sentence.' It's because all we do is throw stimulation at them."
"The average American child between the ages of 8 and 18 spends roughly seven and a half hours on screens per day, according to the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry. That number seems astronomical, but if your kid uses a laptop or tablet at school, it's a lot easier to imagine how the hours add up. And for one teacher on TikTok, those school-issued devices are the reason education in America feels so dismal right now."
American children aged 8–18 average about seven and a half hours of screen time per day. School-issued Chromebooks and iPads have increased in-class screen exposure, contributing to continuous stimulation and reduced engagement with books and handwriting. Many educators prefer hands-on activities, workbooks, and paper-based tasks but face expectations to teach with devices. Online reactions include calls to reinstate computer labs and questions about banning phones while providing tablets and laptops. The ubiquitous presence of devices is linked to concerns about diminished reading, writing, and sustained attention among students.
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