Stop Hitting Snooze on the “EdTech” Problem (Emily Cherkin and Agnes Derrendinger)

“Emily Cherkin, M.Ed., is a nationally recognized consultant who takes a tech-intentional approach to addressing screentime challenges. A former middle school teacher, she has been featured for her work in the New York Times, the Washington Post, on the Today Show (twice), Good Morning America, Australia Weekend Today‚ the BBC, Sirius XM Radio, and numerous parenting websites, blogs, and podcasts. Emily is also the cofounder of The Student Data Privacy Project, an advocacy group focused on protecting schoolchildren’s data. More can be found at www.thescreentimeconsultant.com.” “I sometimes hear ‘we need to listen to young people’; when it comes to issues like phone policies in schools, but then find those saying this are looking for a way to deflect our responsibility as adults to care for children and instead acquiesce to the demands of screen-dependent teenagers or savvy and powerful technology company marketing campaigns. This shortchanges the voices of youth who don’t just want to…