Mr M’s PTA: The Parent/Teacher Association you actually want to join.
Host Mr M is a teacher by day and parent by night. He’s tearing down the wall between the school gate and the classroom with a "dual-lens" look at modern education. No dry lectures or bake sales—just honest talk on the stuff that matters.
We tackle:
The Smartphone Precipice
Parents' Evening secrets
Surviving the Homework Wars
Whether you’re an educator or a parent, there’s a seat for you here. Hit follow—class is in session.
Read more: www.mrmsmusings.com
By Ignite Education UK
This is the second part of my reaction video to NurturingDisontent's opinions on what schools are getting wrong. Last time is was encouraging walking to school, this week it's reading. Yup...Get your FREE fact packs and ebooks at tinyurl.com/mrmspta
2 Oct 2026
Why Boredom is the Secret to Rebuilding Your Child's Attention Span
Get your FREE fact packs and ebooks at tinyurl.com/mrmsptaAre Screens Destroying Your Child's Ability to Focus?To stop the daily screen-time fights, you actually need to do the exact opposite of what most parenting blogs tell you: you need to let your kids be bored.As a primary school teacher, I see firsthand what constant notifications and frictionless "auto-save" mobile games are doing to our children's brains. They are stripping away childhood grit and destroying their natural ability to focus in the classroom.In this video, we dive deep into the neuroscience behind screen time, why your child desperately needs to experience "productive failure," and the biological trick to rebuilding their cognitive stamina.What You Will Learn in This Video:⚬ The Default Mode Network: Why staring at a blank wall or an empty cardboard box is the biological engine behind creativity.⚬ The Death of Grit: How hyper-casual mobile games are training kids to buy progress with attention instead of effort.⚬ The Modern Marshmallow Experiment: How "pull-to-refresh" features are rewiring brains for instant gratification over long-term planning.⚬ The PISA Data Warning: The shocking statistics on how digital distractions are costing students almost an entire academic year of learning.⚬ The Radical Solution: How to intentionally reintroduce friction into your child's life to build a resilient mind.
25 Sept 2026
How to Get Your Teen Off Their Phone (Without Arguing)
Head over to tinyurl.com/mrmspta to grab your free ebook!The UK government has taken a great step by banning algorithmic social media for under-16s, but Big Tech is already sneaking through the back door. In this video, Mr. M from the PTA explains why encrypted "mega chats" on WhatsApp are the new Wild West of peer pressure, and how smartphones are impacting the developing teenage brain. Discover actionable, collaborative steps you can take today to protect your child's sleep, reduce their screen time by making their phone "boring," and cure family "phubbing" once and for all. Plus, find out why every household needs a Family Media Plan!
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