We have no way of knowing the laptops' effect on isolation, so this is just clickbait. For all we know, the generation would have been even less cognitively capable, but for the laptops...
$30B for laptops yielded a generation less cognitively capable than parents
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Re: $30B for laptops yielded a generation less cognitively capable than parents
#22Pretty simple solution: all tech out of schools, back to paper.
There is value in being able to automate things, but there is far more value in being able to first to learn how to do stuff yourself.
Re: $30B for laptops yielded a generation less cognitively capable than parents
#23the article blames the laptops but conveniently ignores that the same generation was also raised by parents who handed them iPhones at age 3. isn't school screen time a rounding error compared to the 6+ hours of daily personal screen time happening at home?
Re: $30B for laptops yielded a generation less cognitively capable than parents
#24This article tries to put the blame on laptops when the real culprit could simply be boiled down to a failure in classroom management and lack of enforcement against cell phones in class, whiny parents who rage when their children are told they can't be playing video games in class, and teachers who are using computer programs to teach the kids instead of actually teaching. Ban phones from class. For real. Lock down…
real Free Laptops has never been tried.
Re: $30B for laptops yielded a generation less cognitively capable than parents
#25https://youtu.be/0xS68sl2D70?si=9rJYJU2L_cNiwQrv
Veritasium's video: "Effort is the Algorithm".
The world is full of heavy objects but how many of us are ripped ? -- Derek Muller
Re: $30B for laptops yielded a generation less cognitively capable than parents
#26But it did make a lot of rich guys richer.
Re: $30B for laptops yielded a generation less cognitively capable than parents
#27This article tries to put the blame on laptops when the real culprit could simply be boiled down to a failure in classroom management and lack of enforcement against cell phones in class, whiny parents who rage when their children are told they can't be playing video games in class, and teachers who are using computer programs to teach the kids instead of actually teaching. Ban phones from class. For real. Lock down…
If we're spouting off unsubstantiated claims. I'll add teachers unions and the mandatory spend of tax money on their near monopolies versus a voucher system that allows parents to choose the best education the money can buy. (To be clear I do think we should fund educating our children, I disagree with forcing the purchase to go to a specific solution / system)
Re: $30B for laptops yielded a generation less cognitively capable than parents
#28Article didn't explain why tech doesn't work in education. It's biological. We evolved to learn from and interact with other humans, preferably the same group over a long time, so we really get to understand/mirror/like/support each other. Anyone who has tried Duolingo gets this. Drop me in China with Chinese friends and I'll learn 100x faster. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fd-_VDYit3U
I'm not sure anybody disputes that immersive language learning is the best path to picking up a language. It just isn't very practical for most people.
Re: $30B for laptops yielded a generation less cognitively capable than parents
#29We have no way of knowing the laptops' effect on isolation, so this is just clickbait. For all we know, the generation would have been even less cognitively capable, but for the laptops...
Also we do not know if those kids are better at skills that are more relevant today -- coding, social media marketing, deciding between health insurance and bread.
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#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
Which is all fluff until someone links to a peer reviewed study.
>peer reviewed study.. So you trust the peer, but not the author? How come?
The peer review process provides a minimal level of verification, and the paper provides details that can be directly looked at.