In this episode of The Screenagers Podcast Dr. Delaney Ruston is joined by her film and Screenagers partner, Lisa Tabb, to discuss their 'Away for the Day' campaign, which aims to remove smartphones and smartwatches from students during school hours to improve their academic and social well-being. They explore the campaign's benefits, the rapid rise of this challenge in elementary schools, and myths surrounding phone policies. Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, author of the current NY Times bestselling book The Anxious Generation, also joins Delaney to discuss the negative impact of digital distractions on education.
The episode highlights the global movement towards phone-free schools and urges listeners to support the initiative by visiting awayfortheday.org. The episode also includes an exciting announcement about the upcoming new Screenagers film, which will be released in September called Screenagers: Elementary School Age Edition.
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00:00 Introduction and Exciting Announcement
01:01 Special Episode: A Way for the Day Campaign
02:20 Benefits of Phones Away for the Day
03:52 Global Adoption of Away for the Day Policies
11:38 Challenges and Pushbacks
17:51 Student Perspectives and School Experiences
20:43 Interview with Jonathan Haidt
29:29 Conclusion and Call to Action
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