Bonnie Mejean

Education

There is a fine line between technology being a tool and technology becoming a tyrant. I want to make sure our schools are equipping our students with a comprehensive and progressively age-appropriate curriculum that prepares them to engage with the rapidly changing world of technology. From educating our kids on the social/ethical implications of AI use, to practical training in real-world applications of this technology, we need to critically engage our students in continual conversations about the benefits and harms of technology. Tragically, we’ve traded No Child Left Behind for “No Child Left Offline.” Screen time in the classroom should be the exception, not the norm. Instead of a device in every hand, we'd place a book. It’s time to return to the basics. Learn more