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TV is great for kids -- compared to iPads, says 'Anxious Generation' author
Digital addiction is destroying kids' ability to pay attention, says Jon Haidt.
Joanne Jacobs
Apr 52 min read
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Devices are distractions: Take the tablets away
Internet-connected devices are distracting students -- not helping them learn.
Joanne Jacobs
Mar 252 min read
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Student behavior is 'massively' better with no-phones policy
Students behave better and learn more when smartphones are banned.
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 131 min read
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Ban phones: Teens spend a quarter of the school day on their phones, says study
Teens average 90 minutes each school day on their phones.
Joanne Jacobs
Feb 132 min read
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Dumber and dumber: Americans, young and old, are slipping
Achievement is falling, and gaps are widening, for American students and adults since well before the pandemic.
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 282 min read
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The clock ticks for TikTok -- or not
TikTok is supposed to go dark today, but may get more time.
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 191 min read
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We know how to get safe, effective schools, so why settle for chaos?
Teachers and students need safe, orderly schools.
Joanne Jacobs
Jan 82 min read
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Teens are doing less homework, earning higher grades
Teenagers are working less and earning higher grades. Everybody's "phoning it in."
Joanne Jacobs
Dec 18, 20242 min read
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Worried parents may push back on 'phone-free schools'
The phone-free schools movement is spreading: South Carolina just became the latest state to restrict cellphones in school. Students will...
Joanne Jacobs
Sep 7, 20242 min read
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