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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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Go out and play: Preschools try to kick the screen habit
Young children are spending more time indoors looking at screens, less time in nature , writes Karen D'Souza on EdSource. “Outdoor...
Joanne Jacobs
Oct 20, 20242 min read
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Covid stress hurt memory, 'flexible thinking' for kids and teachers, says study
Students -- and teachers -- lost reasoning, memory and executive-function skills during the pandemic. Stress? Long Covid? Screens?
Joanne Jacobs
Sep 21, 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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