Kids walking on a wall at a school.
Melissa Petro's kids attend a tech-free school
  • I'm not against screen time, but the school my kids go to is tech-free.
  • The kids there spend their time playing outside and focusing on movement and collaboration. 
  • At home, we allow free rein over screens, but our kids don't abuse the privilege.

As a parent of two kids, ages 4 and 6, it comes as no surprise to me that technology in the classroom is beginning to face a lot of heat. In less than five years, we watched the world go from "screens are bad, and shame on you for exposing your child to even a second of Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood!" to an era where, by necessity, everybody worked remotely, and children as young as three were attending preschool in front of a Chromebook for six hours at a time.