Emily Cherkin, The Screentime Consultant
@emilycherkin.bsky.social
Author, speaker, teacher, consultant, mother, rabble-rouser.
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Don’t miss this webinar— ADHD and kids and school computers and what parents can do!
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WEBINAR: "From Distraction to Action: How EdTech Harms Kids with ADHD and What Parents Can Do About It"
With Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath, Andrew Liddell of EdTech Law Center, Michael McLeod of GrownNowADHD, and parent Meriwether Schas, facilitated by Emily Cherkin, The Screentime Consultant
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December 19, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Don’t miss this webinar— ADHD and kids and school computers and what parents can do!
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First Fish member perks!https://open.substack.com/pub/firstfish/p/live-office-hours-thursday-dec-18?r=250yb9&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay
Live Office Hours Thursday, Dec. 18 at 9 AM pst/12 PM est with Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath, special guest!
One of the perks of being a First Fish Chronicles paid subscriber? Direct access to Emily and some amazing guests via LIVE Office Hours!
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December 17, 2025 at 9:35 PM
First Fish member perks!https://open.substack.com/pub/firstfish/p/live-office-hours-thursday-dec-18?r=250yb9&utm_medium=ios&shareImageVariant=overlay
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The Hard Truth About EdTech: What Administrators, Superintendents, and Principals Need to Know
A Call to Action to the Leaders: We Need Your Help.
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December 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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FOLLOW THE MONEY open.substack.com/pub/firstfis...
Follow the Funding: EdTech is Bad Enough. But EdTech's "advisory" groups are funded by Big Tech too.
Guest essay by Denise Champney, Speech Language Pathologist, and her testimony to the NTIA Listening Session on December 10, 2025
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December 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
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A beautiful guest essay today. open.substack.com/pub/firstfis...
If Democracy Dies in Darkness, Where Will We Find the Light?
A Guest Letter on Third Places, Democracy, and Art
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December 12, 2025 at 5:02 AM
A beautiful guest essay today. open.substack.com/pub/firstfis...
My testimony to the NTIA about EdTech harms.
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My Testimony to the NTIA
My warning to a federal agency about EdTech (video and text)
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December 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
My testimony to the NTIA about EdTech harms.
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Free webinar next week! Please join us! open.substack.com/pub/firstfis...
Free Webinar: "The Digital Delusion: How Classroom Technology Harms Our Kids' Learning-- and How to Help Them Thrive Again" with Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath
Join Emily and Jared on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, 6 PM PST/9 PM EST!
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December 4, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Free webinar next week! Please join us! open.substack.com/pub/firstfis...
A must-read essay by Julie Liddell of the EdTech Law Center about the harms caused to children on school-issued tech.
If you are at all concerned about social media harms, you should be equally concerned about EdTech.
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If you are at all concerned about social media harms, you should be equally concerned about EdTech.
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Neither Essential nor Safe: Predators and Porn on School-Issued Laptops.
Real-world harms caused by giving children internet-connected devices "for education."
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December 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
A must-read essay by Julie Liddell of the EdTech Law Center about the harms caused to children on school-issued tech.
If you are at all concerned about social media harms, you should be equally concerned about EdTech.
open.substack.com/pub/firstfis...
If you are at all concerned about social media harms, you should be equally concerned about EdTech.
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My testimony to UK Parliament.
My testimony to UK Parliament.
Testimony to UK Parliament
Here is my full statement with citations and a video of my speech
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November 25, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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My testimony to UK Parliament.
My testimony to UK Parliament.
Reposted by Emily Cherkin, The Screentime Consultant
Should Seattle Public Schools allow students to use GenAI? Or adopt an “away for the day” cellphone policy? SPS parent @emilycherkin.bsky.social takes a look and asks the key questions district leaders must answer about technology in the classroom:
Issue 4 -- It's Time for SPS To Lead on Limiting Screens in the Classroom
In this issue: Emily Cherkin takes a look at SPS policies about technology use in schools, and raises key questions that SPS leaders must answer.
by Emily Cherkin
On November 19, 2025, staff members...
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November 22, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Should Seattle Public Schools allow students to use GenAI? Or adopt an “away for the day” cellphone policy? SPS parent @emilycherkin.bsky.social takes a look and asks the key questions district leaders must answer about technology in the classroom:
Reposted by Emily Cherkin, The Screentime Consultant
NEW: @emilycherkin.bsky.social lays out the key questions families should insist Seattle Public Schools answer about AI in the classroom, cell phones, and technology more broadly.
Issue 4 -- It's Time for SPS To Lead on Limiting Screens in the Classroom
In this issue: Emily Cherkin takes a look at SPS policies about technology use in schools, and raises key questions that SPS leaders must answer.
by Emily Cherkin
On November 19, 2025, staff members...
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November 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
NEW: @emilycherkin.bsky.social lays out the key questions families should insist Seattle Public Schools answer about AI in the classroom, cell phones, and technology more broadly.
We are going to have to ask some tough questions. Here’s a list to get you started.
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What I Asked My School District About EdTech, AI, and Data Privacy in Public Testimony
I only had two minutes, but I went hard.
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November 21, 2025 at 6:46 PM
We are going to have to ask some tough questions. Here’s a list to get you started.
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I’m writing at First Fish Chronicles on Substack now. Swim on over! Here’s a top 5 favorite resources post to start things off:
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My Top 5 Favorite Resources re: EdTech
These are the ones I print off and carry with me-- they're that good.
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October 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
I’m writing at First Fish Chronicles on Substack now. Swim on over! Here’s a top 5 favorite resources post to start things off:
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Why saying no to AI in schools means saying no to EdTech. My hot take. Please share if you feel inclined.
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I Am Disinclined to Acquiesce to Your Request (Means “No.”) - The Screentime Consultant
This essay argues parents should refuse EdTech, 1:1 devices, and AI tools in schools. Resignation is not progress; parents have the power to say 'no'.
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September 18, 2025 at 5:37 PM
Why saying no to AI in schools means saying no to EdTech. My hot take. Please share if you feel inclined.
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I’ve seen how big tech has transformed the classroom – and parents are right to be worried | Velislava Hillman
I’ve seen how big tech has transformed the classroom – and parents are right to be worried | Velislava Hillman
I’ve examined how commercial technologies reshape education – often in ways parents instinctively resist, but are told to ignore, says academic Velislava Hillman
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September 1, 2025 at 9:45 AM
I’ve seen how big tech has transformed the classroom – and parents are right to be worried | Velislava Hillman
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"We need stop pretending that generative AI tools are doing anything other than acting as a substitute for the effortful thinking that we want students to be undertaking so as to build their own knowledge, in their own heads, in their own minds."
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Something wicked this way comes
Big Tech CEOs, education policymakers, and universities continue to push AI upon students
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August 22, 2025 at 10:29 AM
"We need stop pretending that generative AI tools are doing anything other than acting as a substitute for the effortful thinking that we want students to be undertaking so as to build their own knowledge, in their own heads, in their own minds."
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