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  • Can Screen Time Reduce Prison Time?

    Doug Bierend

    October 31, 2017 |

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    Response Location: United States, California

    In Madera Juvenile Detention Facility, teens have access 6 hours a day to tablets loaded with learning and entertainment materials. The program aims to help teens productively use their time in prison and advance their education. Even though there are some positive outcomes, many critics argue that the program only treats a symptom and not the overarching problem of the juvenile prison system that needs reform.

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  • The Website That Tells Kids To Go Out And Play

    Doug Bierend

    March 29, 2017 |

    Bright Magazine |

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    Response Location: United States

    In the age of iPhones and laptops, parents are always looking for ways to get their kids to ditch the screens and spend more time outside. One startup is turning to the very technology that has been critiqued as a solution to the dangers of "nature-deficit disorder." Tinkergarten is using an app to get kids and their parents to take the initial step out the door at which point, the startup's founders say, the technology fades to the background.

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