Gina Yanuk

Book Snap #5 Lessons from the book

I'm sure by now, most people have seen the 4 reforms that have made this book famous: 1) No smartphone before high school. 2) No social media before 16. 3) Phone-free schools. 4) Far more unsupervised play and childhood independence. As a parent, my goal, is to follow these reforms with my three children. I'm sure there will be struggles, especially when they realize that there may be peers that don't have to follow them. As a teacher, I would love to allow more unsupervised play and independence, but struggle with finding the time. As "homework" this year, I told my students that I'd like them to play outside for 15 minutes every day, but I know that many are not able due to activities, home situations, etc. I wish I could give them time outside during the schoolday somehow to make sure they were all getting it. I was delighted that the district adopted a phone free policy this year. It's not much of an issue in elementary school, although it does come up sometimes, but I would love to know what differences are being seen in secondary because of this.

  • May 6, 2025 at 7:23 AM
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