P
eter’s Take is a biweekly opinion column. The views expressed are solely the author’s.
Long before COVID-19 and during COVID-19, I have been critical of APS’s excessive reliance on digital devices.
I’ve cited many scientific studies documenting the damage that excessive screen use causes to students who are suffering the health impacts emotionally and physically, showing that overuse of digital devices also affects students’ educational growth and development. Even though some APS students are doing well in a virtual environment, COVID-19 has aggravated and increased substantially these previously documented harms.
Although these risks to students’ health pre-existed COVID-19, the increased impacts from remote learning are now alarming health professionals.