Joanne JacobsMay 42 min readDigital addiction starts early: 30% of K-2 kids use TikTokYoung children are becoming digital addicts, hooked on fast-paced scrolling, swiping and mini-rewards designed into platforms such as...
Joanne JacobsApr 42 min readBan TikTok, say principals: 'Social media is merciless' In an Education Week survey, 55 percent of principals said banning TikTok would "make their jobs easier," reports Olina Banerji. TikTok...
Joanne JacobsMar 243 min readChildhood's endPhone-centered childhood is a disaster, writes Jonathan Haidt in The Atlantic. In the early 2010s, "adolescents in rich countries traded...
Joanne JacobsDec 23, 20232 min readBan phones in school: The experiment with kids' minds has failedSmart phones are making students less smart, writes Derek Thompson in The Atlantic. Student achievement has been falling around the world...