Is Screen Time Getting in the Way of Your Student’s Learning?

Technology can elevate instruction, or quietly undermine it. Host Philip Bates breaks down the most powerful ways tech supports learning at every level, the situations where putting the laptop away is the better move, and what parents and educators should know about whether that screen time after school is actually helping homework or hurting it. Megan Blessing joins to play devil’s advocate, challenging his conclusions and stress-testing where his argument actually holds up. Learn more about how to increase student success with high-quality AP, ACT®, and SAT® preparation: https://bit.ly/4rMUiSN 0:00 – The Pendulum Is Swinging Back on Screen Time 0:49 – Welcome & Philip's Intro 3:46 – Philip's 18 Years in Public Education 9:13 – Wave One: Cell Phone Bans & What the Data Says 14:30 – Where Technology Actually Helps Students 16:51 – Tech as a Lifeline for Rural Districts 18:09 – Standardized Testing Has Gone Digital 18:59 – [Ad] UWorld AP® & SAT® Prep 21:48 – The Case for Limiting Screen Time 23:29 – The Third Option Students Have That Nobody Talks About 26:32 – Students Always Find a Workaround 28:56 – Tech With Intention: A Better Framework 33:01 – The Prerequisite Skills We Forgot to Teach 36:54 – What LA Unified's Grade-by-Grade Policy Actually Says 40:38 – What Teachers & Principals Can Do Right Now 42:46 – What's the Third Wave? 45:20 – When Tech Becomes a Force Multiplier for Teachers 48:13 – Outro