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Noida schools told to cap daily screen time at 30-60 minutes
The Gautam Buddh Nagar administration on Thursday directed all schools in Noida and Greater Noida to limit daily smart-board usage to 30 minutes for primary students and 60 minutes for upper-primary students.…
The Story in Brief
The Gautam Buddh Nagar administration on Thursday directed all schools in Noida and Greater Noida to limit daily smart-board usage to 30 minutes for primary students and 60 minutes for upper-primary students. The order follows complaints from parents’ associations that children were spending four to five hours daily on digital boards for teaching, homework, and classwork.
Schools must now use blackboards for writing and practice, keep screens at proper brightness, and enforce the 20-20-20 rule. Designated magistrates will monitor compliance. The administration also urged quarterly eye exams and digital-free periods to protect students’ health and curb prolonged screen exposure.
The Indian Opinion
The crackdown on smart-board overuse is sensible, but the real test is enforcement. Many parents will welcome limits on what they see as lazy teaching propped up by glowing screens. Yet the directive risks feeding a one-sided panic, smart boards, used well, help explain tough concepts. The administration’s own guidelines acknowledge that. Watch whether schools actually introduce digital-free periods and whether the quarterly eye exams become a genuine check or just another file in the inspector’s drawer.
Sources (2): hindustantimes.com, ndtv.com
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