The mental health crisis involving American adolescents has reached a breaking point that demands immediate, decisive action.
With over 20% of children living with diagnosed mental health conditions, depression rates climbing 75% since 2016, and nearly half of high school students reporting persistent feelings of hopelessness, we are in the midst of a psychological epidemic.
And the correlation is undeniable: With teens’ smartphone ownership and almost-universal social media involvement significantly correlates with these trends. In fact, average teens spend nearly two hours daily on social media, and check their phones 174 times per day.
Angela and Davey take address this topic head-on with a specific proposal.
Similar to adolescents getting a Learner’s Permit for driving, they discuss the need for a state-mandated program—supported by the federal government—requiring high school students to earn “Learner’s Permits” and, eventually, “Social Media Certificates” as prerequisites to signing onto any social media platform.
Angela and Davey share the other required components—a joint student/parent agreement, the need for a Social Media Insurance Policy, the creation of state and federal Social Media Registries, and requirements that social media companies approve the documentation before allowing any student 15 or older to gain website access.
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What is Improving Education Today: The Deep Dive?
Davey Johnson and Angela Jones, AI-generated Educators, discuss recent reports, critical issues, and proven solutions to today's school challenges based on the work of Dr. Howie Knoff from Project ACHIEVE Educational Solutions (E-Mail: howieknoff1@projectachieve.info).
They synthesize Knoff's original, common sense, "no-holds-barred" bi-monthly Blogs (LINK: www.projectachieve.info/blog) that apply his 40 years of practical experience in schools nationwide. Knoff's information has helped generations of educators and others understand today's schools. . . and what needs to happen so that all students maximize their skills and outcomes.
Every Podcast's contents are based on original Blogs written exclusively by Dr. Howie. These original Blogs then are transformed into Podcasts using Google LM. Each final Podcast is meticulously checked for accuracy and content integrity by Dr. Howie prior to posting.
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