Digital screens in Education

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Times article on the effect Digital Screens have in the Education System: Article Link

Over the past decade or so, the back-to-school checklist has for many also included an array of screen devices that many parents dutifully stuff into their children’s bag.

The screen revolution has seen pedagogy undergo a seismic shift as technology now dominates the educational landscape. In almost every classroom in America today, you will find some type of screen—smartboards, Chromebooks, tablets, smartphones. From inner-city schools to those in rural and remote towns, we have accepted tech in the classroom as a necessary and beneficial evolution in education.

This is a lie.

Tech in the classroom not only leads to worse educational outcomes for kids, which I will explain shortly, it can also clinically hurt them. I’ve worked with over a thousand teens in the past 15 years and have observed that students who have been raised on a high-tech diet not only appear to struggle more with attention and focus, but also seem to suffer from an adolescent malaise that appears to be a direct byproduct of their digital immersion. Indeed, over two hundred peer-reviewed studies point to screen time correlating to increased ADHD, screen addiction, increased aggression, depression, anxiety and even psychosis.
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I missed the digital revolution of our education system but I am beginning to understand that it is becoming as bad in UK schools as it has become in The States.

The articles points are rather logical and you can only think the main reason for this drive is the money that exchanges hands rather than a positive focus on education.

I can't really add any more other than the worry that I am trying to raise my kids with minimal TV/pads etc. as I know the effect gaming and TV in my youth has had on my attention span, so to have it now as a daily occurrence during the "education hours" of the day seems like a bad thing to be heading towards.




I know I work on computers all day but that's different... I think.
 
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I have heard about (but not verified myself) studies that showed writing something, with pen and paper, causes connections in the brain that aid memory and recall whereas typing on a screen or keyboard doesn't have the same effect.

Some studies also seem to show a correlation between increased IT in schools and a decrease in attainment.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34174796

Investing heavily in school computers and classroom technology does not improve pupils' performance, says a global study from the OECD.

The think tank says frequent use of computers in schools is more likely to be associated with lower results.
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adolf hamster said:
yes and sort of, had a lot of back problems as a result although fortunately nothing permanently debilitating
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30kg's...really really or is there a wee tiny bit of exaggeration taking place ;)

if so, i hope you have sought legal advice. i'm quite sure there's a case to answer if you have suffered back problems which can be directly proved to have been a result of carrying your books (30kgs or not)
 
My son goes to a more traditional school while my daughter goes to one which very much favours the use of ipads in class. My son's bag is several times larger and heavier because of the books.
 
Freakbro said:
I have heard about (but not verified myself) studies that showed writing something, with pen and paper, causes connections in the brain that aid memory and recall whereas typing on a screen or keyboard doesn't have the same effect.
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I have found this with my recent studies (personal education, rather than peer-reviewed!). Despite being very much in the "digital age" I do all of my note taking, practice questions and any other writing with a pen and paper rather than on a computer. I tried to use a computer to start with and found I retained far more once I switched to pen and paper, despite being able to type an order of magnitude faster than I can write and my writing being indecipherable scrawl.
 
as a parent myself, and someone who has worked in IT for over 20yrs I share the OPs concerns. My kids school are IT mad. They both have school ipads, and use google classroom for pretty much everything.
Both of them understand technology inside out and back to front so I am sure it will help in the future, but I still worry.

Maybe I am old fashioned? Unfortunately(is it unfortunate?) this is where it's all going.

Decades ago children would have learnt something not even taught today, so maybe long into the future pen and paper will be a thing of the past...who knows.
 
Freakbro said:
I have heard about (but not verified myself) studies that showed writing something, with pen and paper, causes connections in the brain that aid memory and recall whereas typing on a screen or keyboard doesn't have the same effect.

Some studies also seem to show a correlation between increased IT in schools and a decrease in attainment.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-34174796
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As mentioned before, my daughter's school uses ipads most of he time. But when she is revising for exams at home she far prefers to write out little cards because she says the act of writing them out helps her remember.
 
30kg of books on my back was fantastic for my posture. I walk straight and true, if I was a wordart I'd be a vertical arrow pointing upwards, to symbolise my fantastic posture and inclination to succeed due to my amazing education.

Ipads can suck it, that's school in ez mode.
 
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