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Children, Teens, and Entertainment Media: The View From The Classroom When we think of children today, the majority of their time is spent with some form of media. No matter where you turn, children are actively engaged in a video game, tablet, smartphone, social media, etc. Media has taken over as the number one activity that children are involved in.  I have seen this in my own children. My children are 5,7,and 9 and they have no idea how to be bored. They are so attached to their tablets that they cry and whine if they are taken away. I have to schedule screen time for them because they would stay on the tablet the entire time. I have been lucky in that my children have screen time but they are doing very well in school. This may not be the case for all students. Have you witnessed this with children that you know?  Common Sense Media performed a survey titled, Children, Teens, and Entertainment Media: The View From The Classroom that explores how media affec...