From the Facts They Don't Teach You The world spent years pushing screens into classrooms. Tablets replaced textbooks. Digital assignments replaced handwritten notes. Schools were told that the future of education was sitting behind a screen. Now some European countries are starting to reverse course. Sweden, Finland, Norway, France, Italy, and Denmark are all moving away from heavy classroom digitalization and bringing back something many schools thought was disappearing: printed books, handwriting, and traditional reading. And this shift is not happening because of nostalgia. It is happening because researchers have found that writing by hand and reading … [Read more...]
Screen Time for children – What does ChatGPT say?
Today we challenge the Ai ChatGPT to a debate the impact of screen time on children. There’s strong evidence that excessive screen time can be harmful for children—but the impact depends on age, type of screen use, and content. Here’s a clear, research-aligned summary: ✅ How Excessive Screen Time Can Harm Children 1. Sleep DisruptionBright screens (especially before bed) suppress melatonin, making it harder for kids to fall asleep and get restorative rest. 2. Delayed Language and Social Development (in younger children)Very young children learn best through face-to-face interaction. Heavy screen use can replace essential caregiver interaction time, slowing language … [Read more...]
Cell-Phone Free Classrooms Will Unleash Student Success?
The original article was published at Real Clear Wire Amid the many battles over how to improve American schools, it’s often forgotten that what’s taught in the classroom is but one component of ensuring that students receive a high-quality education; it’s also important to remove barriers to children’s learning. And the idea to remove one major impediment – cell phones in K-12 schools – has gained significant traction over the past year, most recently in the Commonwealth of Virginia. In July, Gov. Glenn Youngkin released an executive order addressing cell phones in K-12 classrooms – directing state officials to work with stakeholders such as parents, students, teachers, and … [Read more...]
Reading on a smartphone promotes over activity in the prefrontal cortex and lowers reading comprehension
Today we bring you a new article on the impact of "screen time" on learning. As you will note from some of our previous articles the more time children spend on e-devices (phone, tablet, computer) the less they learn and retain. The report comes to use from PsyPost written by Beth Elwood and titled: Reading on a smartphone promotes over activity in the prefrontal cortex and lowers reading comprehension. The original article can be read at: https://www.psypost.org/2022/04/reading-on-a-smartphone-promotes-overactivity-in-the-prefrontal-cortex-and-lowers-reading-comprehension-study-finds-62848?fbclid=IwAR0yJl0lXkWhsrbdkfUY-M5c5fQL1wkk6cKiDQkxKII09W22bUbMw6zI6EM Here's the article in its … [Read more...]
How disconnecting from digital pressures can boost learning
If you've been following us you've seen articles we've shared about the negative impact "electronics" can have on learning. Test scores drop. Anti-social behaviors increase. Retention drops. All for the sake of "learning for the 21st century". Cell phones and social media distract. As screen times increases suicide risk rises. Is this ok with parents? Today we bring you another article that supports the theme...more screen time is bad for children. Take note that this article discusses France...the country of France and their efforts to stem (pun intended) the negative aspects of the digital age. If you have concerns please contact your local school district and take a stand. This article … [Read more...]
Should cell phone use during school be banned?
Distractions. Games. Texting. Surfing the web. How much time do students with smart phones spend using them during the school day? Does the use of cell phones detract from the educational experience? Does learning suffer? From an article at: https://www.sciencenewsforstudents.org/article/when-smartphones-go-school In the United States, 73 percent of teens own or have access to a smart phone. A mere 12 percent have no cell phone. Those numbers come from a 2015 survey by the Pew Research Center in Washington, D.C. Some 90 percent of teens with cell phones send texts. The typical number is 30 texts per day. That’s the median number from the Pew data. Additionally, the Pew report … [Read more...]