Subj : Re: Screens Distract Students
To   : Mike Powell
From : Aaron Thomas
Date : Wed Mar 26 2025 14:08:02

 MP> A post-pandemic survey found over 25% of students spend at least five
 MP> hours  of classroom time daily on screens, often engaging in educational
 MP> games that fail to build mastery. In contrast, time-tested methods like
 MP> reading physical books and writing by hand have been shown to improve
 MP> retention and comprehension.

I like this article. My kid's highschool has gone 100% Chromebook, meaning there are no more textbooks. I don't like it. It's bad for their eyes, it's a bad idea to send kids walking the streets with millions of dollars worth of computers, it's bad that schools are making big deals with big tech companies, it's more convenient to read textbooks, there's password issues, there's privacy concerns, and the list of things wrong with it is a mile long.

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