silence7Feb 22

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 - SLRPNK

Archived copies of the article: * ghostarchive.org [https://ghostarchive.org/archive/jfeFQ] * web.archive.org [https://web.archive.org/web/20260221211705/https://fortune.com/2026/02/21/laptops-tablets-schools-gen-z-less-cognitively-capable-parents-first-time-cellphone-bans-standardized-test-scores/]

Show threadUnderpantsWeevilFeb 23

  • Correlation

  • Causation

Hey, Computer, what’s been happening to

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

It’s been

  • Up
  • Down
  • Down

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

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Don’t forget the negative effects of Social media on developing minds.
Feb 23 at 12:41amWeb