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DC principal offering students $100 to stay off phones this summer
By Hanna Choi, June 12, 2017 8:49 am
WASHINGTON — A local principal is offering students $100 each out of her own pocket to stay off their electronic devices just one day a week for the duration of summer break.
Diana Smith, principal of Washington Latin Public Charter School, said rising 8th and 9th graders can earn the prize by foregoing electronics until school starts in late August.
Fox 5 News: Principal Smith interviewed on No-Tech-Tuesday
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NO TECH CHALLENGE: Principal to pay students to stay off electronics over summer
POSTED: JUN 13 2017 11:55AM EDT
WASHINGTON – A D.C. charter school principal is reaching into her own pocket to try and get her students to put down their electronics this summer.
Diana Smith, principal at the Washington Latin Public Charter School, is paying kids $100 if they can turn off of their electronic devices every Tuesday from now until school starts again in August. READ MORE
PBS News Hour Story features Latin’s Tech Challenge
PBS News Hour
5 important stories that have nothing to do with the Russia investigations
June 14, 2017 at 7:02 PM EDT
Lordy! All eyes were on James Comey last week
The fired FBI director testified before a Senate Intelligence Committee as part of the ongoing investigation into possible collusion between Russia and Donald Trump’s campaign during the presidential election. Comey’s hours long testimony captured the nation’s attention, all on the same day the United Kingdom was having its high-profile snap election.
And with the Russia probe continuing with Jeff Sessions’ testimony, the rumblings of a possible Robert Mueller ouster and breaking news, it’s been difficult for the White House to stay track on its agenda.
Read on for five important stories that were overlooked in the media frenzy….
3. A D.C. principal is challenging children to turn off the electronics for $100
READ MORE or visit the No-Tech-Tuesday Challenge page.
Washington Post Features No-Tech-Tuesday Challenge
Can they unplug? A school principal will pay students to forgo screen time this summer.
By Alejandra Matos, Washington Post, Friday, June 9, 2017
“…One educator in the nation’s capital wants to curb the tech deluge.
“Diana Smith, principal at Washington Latin Public Charter School, pledged to pay her [7th & 8th grade] students $100 each out of her own pocket if they forgo electronics and video screens each Tuesday until school resumes at the end of August.”
Wall Street Journal article features Washington Latin
Carpe Diem: U.S. Students Revive Latin and Greek
Wall Street Journal, June 8, 2017
Who says Latin is a dead language? Thanks to the The Wall Street Journal and Nina Sovich for featuring Washington Latin in an article examining the resurgence of Latin instruction in US public schools. Ms. Sovich visited our school this spring and spoke with school leaders, Latin teachers, and our students to hear why we teach this ancient language, what makes it important for all students, and how our students themselves feel about their Latin classes.
The photo featured with this story deserves explanation. Each spring, Bill Clausen’s Honors Humanities class selects a of classical scene, as depicted in a famous work of art, to study and recreate. This year, one section of students (along with Mr. Clausen and Principal Diana Smith) recreated Jean-Léon Gérôme’s “The Death of Caesar”. It is a familiar historical reference to our students and is displayed in at least one of our Latin teachers’ classrooms, and it is also a historical reference that students know from Latin class.
Visit the Wall Street Journal’s web site to read the article.