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Students and Screens

Liberty Common School prohibits student use of personal electronics and mobile devices during school hours.  The benefits for this tactic are fairly obvious: Academic integrity, student privacy, reduced distractions, etc., are fostered.  Nonetheless, these same devices can be hazards outside of the classroom and deserve equal or greater attention from parents. 

Prudently navigating the ever-changing and often insidious online world can optimize a child’s education and contribute to his or her general flourishing.  As the culture becomes more consumed by electronic media and online entertainment, a considerable deterioration in collective mental health is now evident particularly among young people.

Following is a recommended collection of resources to explore the impact of electronic media and online entertainment on young scholars.

 

Recommended Books

  • The Anxious Generation How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing and Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt (2024)
  • Digital Madness How Social Media is Driving Our Mental Health Crisis and How to Restore Our Sanity by Nicholas Kardaras, Ph.D. (2022)
  • Free-Range Kids 2nd Edition How Parents and Teacher Can Let Go and Let Grow by Lenore Skenazy (2021)
  • The Coddling of the American Mind by and Greg Lukianoff and Jonathan Haidt (2018)
  • iGen Why Today’s Super-Connected Kids are Growing Up Less Rebellious, More Tolerant, Less Happy and Completely Unprepared for Adulthood by Jean Twenge, Ph.D. (2017)
  • Glow Kids How Screen Addiction is Hijacking our Kids and How to Break the Trance by Nicholas Kardaras, Ph.D.  (2016)
  • Reset Your Child’s Brain End Meltdowns, Raise Grades, and Boost Social Skills by Reversing the Effects of Electronic Screen Time by Victoria L. Dunckley, MD (2015)

LCS Articles on Screen Use

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