Oct 29, 2024 | Uncategorized
With the rise of technology, schools have increasingly incorporated digital tools into education. Chromebooks and iPads are commonly used in primary grades, with laptops being the preferred method in secondary schools. While digital learning offers accessibility and...
May 28, 2024 | Video Gaming Addiction
Gen Z is among the generations most concerned with climate change. In fact, a Pew Research report found that 76% of US Gen Zers consider climate change to be one of their biggest concerns, and 37% say it is their top concern. This concern for our planet’s future is...
Jan 30, 2022 | Video Gaming Addiction
Guest Post by Dr. Patrick Quaid, Optometrist, FCOVD, PhD The Irish poet WB Yeats once said that “Education is not the filling of a pail, but the lighting of a fire”. I would not agree more, our job as parents and educators is to ensure that our children learn to not...
Oct 27, 2021 | Screen Time
Bullying at school still exists, despite many programs and education that have been implemented on this subject. Not that long ago, a child could take solace from their perpetrator when they left the school playground and returned home to the safety and security of...
Feb 24, 2020 | Video Gaming Addiction
I recently spent a week in the Caribbean at a resort. I had planned, before leaving on this trip, that I would unplug from the internet and be present in every moment of my vacation. I didn’t post a check in at the airport to let others know where I was going and I...