00:02School's out, and soon screen time will be too.
00:05I want to see them with their heads in their books and, you know, writing properly.
00:09The less time kids spend on technology, they'll be okay, and they'll pick it up as they get older.
00:14They're nice and sturdy too, aren't they?
00:17Twenty years ago, previous Labor governments spent big on tech in schools.
00:22This is the toolbox of the 21st century.
00:24It turns out that's not exactly right.
00:25Today, Education Minister Jason Clare's funding a digital detox to undo the revolution.
00:31There's also a fair bit of evidence that kids who spend a lot of time in school in front of
00:36a screen do worse than those who don't.
00:39Experts are backing the changes which will limit screen time and the use of AI.
00:43Over the past two decades, it's just become very clear that students get very distracted,
00:48and as a result of being distracted, they learn a lot less.
00:51The government's also bringing in new resources on anti-Semitism and flagging it could make civics lessons mandatory,
00:58in response to tests showing three quarters of young people don't understand how Australia's democracy works.
01:04What we learn at school shapes the values we have and the people that we become.
01:09It also helps us understand what makes this kaleidoscopic country tick.
01:14I think it's really positive that we're finally taking civics seriously.
01:18School will look very different for the class of 2027.
01:21School will look very different for the class of 2027.
01:23School will look very different for the class of 2028.
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