Read this excerpt. Screen time can have positive effects and can be used for learning, but it can also be negative and toxic to
teens. At home, teens use screen time to connect with others, watch videos, and play games, but also to engage in social media banter and sharing. At school, students may watch educational videos that connect to a lesson. Either way, teens are getting more screen time than ever before. Both parents and teachers need to set limits. Just because the technology is available does not mean it is always helpful, experts say. Which claim would the information presented in this excerpt best support? Technology-free schools are ineffective. Students should not be given technology. Technology has more negative than positive effects. Screen time should be limited at home and at school.
The claim that the information in the excerpt would best support is:
D. Screen time should be limited at home and at school.
Explanation:
The excerpt defends the idea that screen time can have both positive and negative effects. It can be used for learning useful content, but it can also be used to bully or to shame others. Experts also say that too much availability of technology is not necessarily helpful. For that reason, "[b]oth parents and teachers need to set limits." If parents and teachers should set limits, that means screen time should be limited at home as well as at school, which is precisely the claim conveyed in letter D.
