Parent Coalition Advocates Reduced School Device Use
Journalist and producer Lila Baikok has founded a grassroots coalition named Schools Beyond Screens. The organization aims to rein in excessive device use in educational settings. The group advocates for policies that prioritize face-to-face learning as the center of teaching. The initiative focuses on the impact of digital devices on students. The group formed following research into how students use devices for gaming and unmonitored internet access during lessons. They are proposing specific strategies to manage technology in the educational environment.
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RNZ National
“Lila Baikok, a mother with a lot of skills and Emmy award-winning writer, producer and journalist who has founded a grassroots coalition of parents and teachers called Schools Beyond Screens to rein in excessive device use and to advocate for policies that put face-to-face learning at the centre of teaching.”
RNZ National
“the mother has got together and with informed a coalition with some insightful research into what they were doing and how to address the problem.”
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