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silence7@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days ago

The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents

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The U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parents

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Neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath said older generations “screwed up” giving students access to so much technology: “I genuinely hope Gen Z quickly figures that out and gets mad.”

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    • Correlation

    • Causation

    Hey, Computer, what’s been happening to

    • Average Class size
    • Average teacher years of experience
    • Average annual hours in school

    Had it been?

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    But sure, also, they’ve replaced a stack of 5 lb textbooks nobody reads with a tablet computer nobody uses.

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      https://seatingchartmaker.app/articles/class-size-statistics/ USA seems stable for class size?

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      Don’t forget the negative effects of Social media on developing minds.

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      It reads like one of those boomer comics complaining about young people experiencing the consequences of boomer actions.

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