silence7@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoThe U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parentsfortune.comexternal-linkmessage-square164linkfedilinkarrow-up1975arrow-down125file-text
arrow-up1950arrow-down1external-linkThe U.S. spent $30 billion to ditch textbooks for laptops and tablets: The result is the first generation less cognitively capable than their parentsfortune.comsilence7@slrpnk.net to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square164linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up39arrow-down3·1 day ago 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? Up Down Down But sure, also, they’ve replaced a stack of 5 lb textbooks nobody reads with a tablet computer nobody uses.
minus-squaretrslim@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11arrow-down1·1 day agoDon’t forget the negative effects of Social media on developing minds.
minus-squarenull@lemmy.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·24 hours agoIt reads like one of those boomer comics complaining about young people experiencing the consequences of boomer actions.
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Hey, Computer, what’s been happening to
Had it been?
But sure, also, they’ve replaced a stack of 5 lb textbooks nobody reads with a tablet computer nobody uses.
Don’t forget the negative effects of Social media on developing minds.
It reads like one of those boomer comics complaining about young people experiencing the consequences of boomer actions.