Katharyn HavensFounder, Kairos Rise · Educational Innovator

Reminder - Balance Tech Time and Focus Time in Homeschool

Name: Reminder - Balance Tech Time and Focus Time in Homeschool
Uploaded: 2025-09-26T19:09:30+00:00
Duration: 1 min 11 s
Channel: Katharyn Havens
Description: In this brief YouTube segment, Katharyn Havens explains how she structures her homeschool day to balance screen‑based AI and technology use with…

26 Sept 2025 · 1 min

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In this brief YouTube segment, Katharyn Havens explains how she structures her homeschool day to balance screen‑based AI and technology use with low‑tech, hands‑on activities. She follows the "2‑Hour Learning" approach: a focused two‑hour morning block for core subjects, a break, then a dedicated one‑hour slot for AI and tech exploration, followed by the remainder of the day for life‑skills, play, and sports. To illustrate the balance, she contrasts an analog Instax camera—requiring film, no erasing, and a physical development process—with high‑end digital technology, emphasizing the value of alternating high‑tech and low‑tech experiences. Her tone is conversational and enthusiastic, encouraging families to intentionally schedule tech time while also embracing slower, tactile activities.

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Let's talk about AI, y'all. How are we balancing AI and tech time in homeschool? I know you've probably heard about some amazing programs like 2-Hour Learning. I absolutely believe in the 2-Hour Learning method, so I actually do a focused start time and 2 hours of focused time in the morning, and then we take a break, and then we come back and do another hour of AI and tech time, and then the rest of the time we're doing life skills and fun and sports and all the things. But how do you balance the screens and the tech? Well, here's my example. It's this guy, my favorite, Instax. You have to buy actual film for it and you can't erase it and you have to wait for it to come out, right? Then it's also this guy. Infinite, insane technology. But you have to balance both, and I love to use both of these. So that's how I balance things in my homeschool. Sometimes we're all tech, but sometimes we're really slow. Remember that.