Screen schooled
Joe Clement
Screen schooled
Age Rating, Reading Level & Content Guide
Two Veteran Teachers Expose how Technology Overuse is Making Our Kids Dumber
by Joe Clement
The text is written at a 6th grade reading level, the subject matter is intended for middle graders (ages 9–12), and the content is mild with minimal sensitive material.
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About This Book
Too much screen time can actually make learning harder and friendships trickier. Imagine a world where kids spend less time staring at screens and more time discovering how amazing real life can be. This book shows why it matters now more than ever.
Themes
Quick Assessment
This book explores the impact of excessive screen use on children's cognitive and social development, highlighting concerns from experienced educators. It offers practical advice for parents seeking to reduce screen saturation at home and advocate for healthier educational practices. Suitable for middle-grade readers, it addresses current challenges around technology use without graphic content.
Why we rated Screen schooled 11LS
Screen schooled is written at a Level 6 reading level across 260 pages. Strong independent readers around grade 7.0 can typically handle this book on their own; with parent or teacher support, Screen schooled works for readers up to grade 8.0.
We rate Screen schooled as 11LS ("Light — Social") because the content sits in the "Mild" range — mild conflict — the kind a child encounters in normal play and sibling life. Across our four dimensions (emotional, physical, social, thematic) the book reads as evenly mild; no single dimension stands out as a concern.
No specific content flags were raised by community reviewers, which is consistent with the mild intensity score.
Thematically, Screen schooled explores family, education, social science, and computers and children — these threads give the book room to mean different things to different readers.
Good fit for
- ✓ Children in the Ages 9-12 range — the maturity and attention span match the story's pacing.
- ✓ Patient readers who enjoy slower, character-driven stories.
- ✓ Kids drawn to stories about family, education, social science.
- ✓ Curious kids who prefer real-world topics over made-up stories.
Maybe not for
- ! Reluctant readers who need a fast hook — the pacing here rewards patience.
For Parents
Content Intensity
11LS — Light — SocialLight conflict or tension. Mild peril resolved quickly.
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Reading Insights
Hook Factor
1/10A steady, thoughtful read that rewards patient readers.
Discussion Potential
2/10A lighter read — great for independent enjoyment.
Book DNA
Multi-dimensional content fingerprint
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Details
Book Length
- ISBN
- 9781613739518
- Pages
- 260
- Publisher
- Chicago Review Press
- Published
- 2018
- Type
- Nonfiction