An Interview with Jason Fletcher

In this episode, hear from Jason Fletcher, Headmaster at Heritage School in Cambridge, England. Learn about a school that has implemented a phone-free school program for almost two decades. We discuss the philosophical and pedagogical principles that promote a phone-free school environment. Get inspired to implement a phone-free program at your school.

Links from this episode:

• ⁠Heritage School
• "UK’s only screen-free school," Sunday Times
• Smartphone Free Childhood (UK)
• Smartphone Free Schools (UK)
• Phone-free Schools Movement (US)
• Hang 10 Movement
• Jonathan Haidt, The Anxious Generation
• Nicholas Carr, The Shallows
• Johann Hari, Stolen Focus

The Educational Renaissance Podcast is a production of Educational Renaissance where we promote a rebirth of ancient wisdom for the modern era. We seek to inspire educators by fusing the best of modern research with the insights of the great philosophers of education. Join us in the great conversation and share with a friend or colleague to keep the renaissance spreading.

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