Leadership by Cliché
An iconic television director’s autobiography would be right at home on a shelf of books about education leadership.
Me, at @EducationNext.
Kids spend much of their day on screens. Common Sense Media reports that 8-to-12-year-olds are on screens for 5.5 hours a day; the figure is over 8.5 hours for the 13-to-18 set.
88% of teens have a phone. Half of parents with a child 12 or under say their kid watches YouTube
Ed School Dean Smug Snidely: “Teachers Deserve More Debt!”
The celebrity dean argues that it’s “disrespectful” to limit student loans for educators or compromise ed schools’ bottom.
Me, at @EducationNext. educationnext.org/ed-school-dean…
Hart Research has found that 74% of parents describe ed tech as positive for their child’s learning and 54% say they want their school to use more technology going forward.
While two-thirds of parents do support banning the use of phones during class, just *one-third support*
The K-12 Techlash Moment
The backlash against education technology looks a mile wide but may be only an inch deep.
Me, at @LawLiberty. lawliberty.org/the-k-12-techl…
School officials are taking justifiable heat for lots of low-quality screen time. But the public hasn’t really asked educators to resist; most parents are just fine with screens in schools.
This summer, EdChoice reported: 86% of parents support laptops in class, 84% the use of
The K-12 Techlash Moment
The backlash against education technology looks a mile wide but may be only an inch deep.
Me, at @LawLiberty. lawliberty.org/the-k-12-techl…
