by John Hutson | Mar 11, 2021 | Classical Christian, Elementary School, Media, Middle School, Parenting, Private Schools, Technology, The Classroom
Whitefield Academy Blog Does Tech in the Classroom Make a Difference? This post was originally published in October of 2019 but is even more applicable in today’s post-pandemic discussions of education. In the past few decades, we’ve seen a revolution in the way...
by John Hutson | Sep 26, 2019 | Classical Christian, College, Education, Media, Reading
Whitefield Academy Blog 7 Ways to Find Success Through Deep Work While most of us understand that social media and other online activities cut into our ability to do good work, high-tech gadgets and constant connectivity to the web have become so common that it seems...
by Rachel Hutson | Jul 25, 2019 | Media, Parenting, Technology
Whitefield Academy Blog Smart Phones, Social Media, and Teens: A Solution My family and I were in North Carolina recently at the beach. While I sat in my chair with eagle eyes on my four and six year olds who were “surfing,” I was distracted by a gaggle of...
by Lydia White | Apr 25, 2019 | Elementary School, Media, Parenting, Technology
Whitefield Academy Blog Making Technology Work for Our Family “Bullet, Bullet, Bullet!” is the hopeful chant ringing from my basement. No need for alarm, my kids are just in 11th place on Mario Kart Wii and hoping desperately to get the “bullet” that will rocket them...
by Rachel Hutson | Mar 21, 2019 | Classical Christian, Kansas City, Media, Parenting, Technology
Whitefield Academy Blog Rethinking Technology: The AOL Generation We got the internet when I was in seventh grade.I remember because it was the same day as Jake Waxman’s bar mitzvah. I also remember that my shirt hadn’t finished drying, and I had to wear a...
by Matt Appling | Jan 31, 2019 | Media, Parenting, Technology
Whitefield Academy Blog Harnessing the Power of Video Games Imagine a typical evening at the dining table. You’re asking your kids about the day’s events. One of your children launches into a stream of consciousness… “First I gathered a bunch of wood, and some...
