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Get computers out of class, and don't let AI in
Digitizing classrooms hasn't improved learning. AI will make it worse.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 27, 20252 min read
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A college degree with no heavy lifting: Ohio State will require 'AI fluency'
Ohio State will require students to use AI. Pomona students have formed a no-tech "Luddite Club."

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 11, 20252 min read
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Learn to plumb: New grads are competing with AI for coding jobs
College graduates are having trouble finding entry-level jobs in computer science and finance. Some blame AI.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 6, 20252 min read
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Chromebooks are hot, but not in a good way: Should all devices be banned in school?
It's not just smartphones: Classroom laptops are distracting students, say teachers.

Joanne Jacobs
May 15, 20253 min read
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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 5, 20252 min read
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Don't blame parents for things they can't control
Parents can send children to school rested and ready to learn, but schools have to do their part too.

Joanne Jacobs
Apr 3, 20252 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 25, 20252 min read
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Chicago closed digital divide: Low achievers learned less, high achievers learned more
Closing the digital divide widened the achievement gap for Chicago students.

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 25, 20251 min read
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Dump the devices and bring back textbooks
Good, old-fashioned printed textbooks are valuable learning guides.

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 20, 20252 min read
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Silicon Valley runs on Asian tech talent: 66% of workers are immigrants
Two-thirds of Silicon Valley tech workers are immigrants: Half were born in Asia.

Joanne Jacobs
Mar 15, 20251 min read
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Way behind and not catching up: Inside a math 'intervention' class
If students don't learn foundational math skills, they tend to fall farther and farther behind.

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 4, 20253 min read
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Keep it simple: Attention must be paid
How do teachers get the attention of easily distracted "digital natives?"

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 2, 20252 min read
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Sorry, kid, your robot friend is about to die
Moxie, sold as a social-emotional support robot, is about to "die."

Joanne Jacobs
Dec 14, 20241 min read
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Only disconnect: Edtech is bad for learning
"Which computer should we buy?," asked the school administrators. "How are you planning to use the computers?," said the Apple sales rep....

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 13, 20242 min read
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Too much tech: Devices distract students, don't support learning
Schools are wasting time and money on ed-tech that doesn't improve learning and distracts students.

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 21, 20242 min read
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Phone-free schools: Can it be done?
California is getting on the no-phones-in-class bandwagon , reports AP. Gov. Gavin Newsom wants school districts to restrict students’...

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 15, 20241 min read
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Post-Covid kids are unfocused, poorly behaved and -- surprise! -- learning less
Student behavior hasn't recovered from the pandemic, says a federal survey of public schools.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 24, 20241 min read
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'We are talking 4- and 5-year-olds who are throwing chairs, biting, hitting ... '
Covid toddlers are now in school, and teachers say many are not doing very well, report Claire Cain Miller and Sarah Mervosh in the New...

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 2, 20242 min read
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No phones, no Moms, just kids playing in the park
Parents should band together to "say 'no' to smart phones and social," writes Laura Yuen in the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. She dreams of...

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 23, 20242 min read
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How a middle school kicked the phone habit
Smartphones are a major classroom distraction, say nearly three-fourths of high school teachers and a third of middle school teachers in...

Joanne Jacobs
May 5, 20242 min read
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