Students Spend A Third Of Their School Day On Their Smartphone, Study Says

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5. We need to get iPads, smart phones, and other technology out of elementary classrooms.

While technology is not solely to blame, its adoption and prevalence correlate to serious declines in our nation's student performance on international tests. Keeping technology out of classrooms for younger students means they can focus on learning to read fluently and the basics of mathematics they will need for higher math. We do not need more religions schools charter schools, we need to invest in our public schools and the people who lead and teach in them. We also need to fet politicians out of determining curriculum and right-wing parents out of teachers' faces. As a lifelong educator, the decline in our public schools just depresses me.