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The Dominion Dispatch
The Dominion Dispatch is a podcast all about life in the Dominion Christian School community.
The Dominion Dispatch
Latest episodes
17 December 2024
Technology, Family Life, and Digital Minimalism at Dominion
BOOKS
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness by Jonathan Haidt
12 Ways Your Phone Is Changing You by Tony Reinke
Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman
Becoming a Screen-Savvy Family: How to Navigate a Media-Saturated World (Focus on the Family)
The Shallows by Nicholas Carr
ARTICLES
The Terrible Consequences of a Phone-Based Childhood (The Atlantic)
How social media algorithms 'flatten' our culture by making decisions for us (NPR interview)
Screens and Kids in Silicon Valley (New York Times)
Screens and Teens: A Parent's Guide to Tech-Stewardship (Tony Reinke)
IN THE NEWS
Tobacco-like warning label for social media sought by US surgeon general, asks Congress to act (AP)
Australia passes social media ban for children under 16 (Rueters)
Communications time bomb: Parents' smartphone use could be the new secondhand smoke (USA Today)
OTHER RESOURCES
SOLUTIONS WORTH INVESTIGATING
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08 November 2024
Favorite Books of Dominion Students!
What books are Dominion students reading? Which ones do they love? Find out on today's episode of the Dominion Dispatch!
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01 October 2024
Come and Hear: Inside Classroom Catechisms + Liturgies with Mr. Johnsrud
Have you ever wondered how Dominion teachers start their day, or each class? Why do we recite the same creeds so often?
In this episode, you will listen in to some classroom liturgies, and understand more about the reasoning behind them in this interview with Upper School Principal Tanner Johnsrud.
If you're curious about using classroom catechisms for Upper School, you should read Something They Will Not Forget by Joshua Gibbs.
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10 September 2024
Mr. Mitchell's Charge to the Dominion Community and SEASON 2 BEGINS!
Welcome to Season 2 of the Dominion Dispatch! Make sure you catch up on all the goodness of Season 1, and get ready for a great year.
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22 May 2024
Three Cheers for Science Olympiad!
In this episode, we sit down with Mrs. Dykhoff and Mrs. Hammond, as well as several members of the middle school Science Olympiad team, to hear about their year and what they enjoyed.
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23 April 2024
Why We Ditched Our Smartphones (with Ms. Whittle, Mrs. Bewley, and Mr. Southards)
Why make the switch from smartphone to dumbphone? Listen to 3 members of our staff and faculty discuss why they made the switch and how it has enriched their lives.
Book Recommendations:
Reclaiming Conversation by Sherry Turkle
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