Innerworld@lemmy.world to Education@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months 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

Innerworld@lemmy.world to Education@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months ago

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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 | Fortune

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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@Innerworld #edtech Sweden went back to textbooks, I believe. Perhaps more research is needed to look at how tech could improve learning. #education #educationalresearch #educationalresearchers

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