Brian Ler on WNYC, now the case for getting tech out of the classroom.

Our devices and screens in K-12 classrooms doing more harm than good, even when educators think they're

deploying them in the service of education? That's a question posed by a recent New York Times opinion

column, which highlights the drawbacks with tech in schools, things like distraction and the

potential for exposure to inappropriate content. The piece describes how a group of parents in San Luis

Obispo, California, for example, successfully lobbied to block YouTube on school-issued

laptops after discovering that students were using it during class. It also discusses the lack of

oversight and evidence that tech companies and their products improve educational

outcomes despite the millions of dollars spent by schools on software and services.

The article concludes that it's time to reframe the conversation around tech and schools

and consider the long-term impact on students' critical thinking skills and overall well-being. The piece is

headlined, Get Tech Out of the Classroom Before It's Too Late. And it's from opinion writer Jessica

Gross, who joins me now. Hi, Jessica, welcome back to WNYC. Glad you could join us. Hi, thanks so much

for having me. I'm really happy to be here. And listeners, we'll open up the phones on this

right away. Educators, parents, where do you stand on this? How do tech and screens benefit your

children or students? And what are the drawbacks? 212-433. WNYC, you can weigh in on particular

devices in schools or as our guest, Jessica Gross, poses the question in her recent column,

get tech out of the classroom before it's too late, or I'm posing the question, should we get tech out of the classroom?

And what does too late mean?

212-433 WNYC, 212, 433-9-6-9-2, call or text. I guess we can dive right in on one line from your piece.

One way or another, we've allowed big text tentacles into absolutely every aspect of our children's education. So for people not

intimately involved in this, how deep do those tentacles reach? So just a caveat to begin with,

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