Parents want Ed-Tech banned from schools. Teachers respond that it's an insane idea

SUBMISSION STATEMENT: Across the country, parents are voicing concerns about excessive screen time in schools and lobbying educators to go back to pencil and paper. In places like Lower Merion Township, where Aliyah goes to high school, some are t...

SUBMISSION STATEMENT: Across the country, parents are voicing concerns about excessive screen time in schools and lobbying educators to go back to pencil and paper. In places like Lower Merion Township, where Aliyah goes to high school, some are taking it even further. Over 600 people in the affluent Philadelphia suburb have signed a petition asking to preserve parents’ ability to opt their children out of using digital devices during the school day. The public school district has pushed back, saying it’s not feasible to let hundreds of students opt out of technology that is essential to the curriculum. https://fortune.com/2026/05/14/parents-want-tech-banned-from-schools-teachers-respond-that-its-an-insane-idea/ submitted by /u/chota-kaka [link] [comments]