The Screen-Free Teacher Pledge
Some of the best minutes in a classroom need nothing plugged in: a book read aloud, a pencil on paper, a room saying good morning.
This pledge is five small promises about the minutes you get to choose. Tick the ones that fit your room. One is enough to start.
The five promises
I read aloud every day.
We write by hand first.
We begin with hello, with the screens off.
Before a screen goes on, I ask whether the lesson would work as well without it.
I send one thing home each week that a family can share with no device.
How it works
Print it, sign it and hang it by your door. There is nothing to sign up for and we collect no names.
If you share a photo, show the sheet and no children, and add #ScreenFreeTeacher so other teachers can find it.
For a staff room, a team or an association: print as many as you like, or put the sheet in your newsletter. It is free and needs no permission.
What it is not
It is one teacher’s promise about their own teaching. It says nothing against any school, colleague, family or product. A device a student needs in order to communicate, see, hear or learn is never part of it.
“Virtual Autism” is not a medical diagnosis. General information for teachers and families, not medical advice.