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I don’t believe it’s purely “screen time” but rather a mix of what is on that screen as well as the standard that students are kept on at school. I used to com

by znpy 4d ago

I don’t believe it’s purely “screen time” but rather a mix of what is on that screen as well as the standard that students are kept on at school. I used to come back from school and spend my day in front of the computer (crt screen and everything) but my screen time was much higher quality that modern day kids. Also, back in my day there was no moronic “no child left behind” kind of policy: if you needed to repeat a year of school, you just did. It felt harsh in the moment but looking back oh boy it was the correct thing to do.

m-hodges 4d ago
Yeah, I didn’t read a lot of books in high school (do read a lot more books as an adult!), but I did read a lot of information while sitting at a desktop computer.
techblueberry 4d ago
“if you needed to repeat a year of school, you just did. It felt harsh in the moment but looking back oh boy it was the correct thing to do.” Was it really? My read of the research is its mixed at best, and most effective at younger grades with targeted interventions. I never repeated a grade though, is your assertion based on experience or how are we defining “correct”?
- znpy 4d ago
  > My read of the research is its mixed at best Research is irrelevant, we have empirical evidence now: new generations can’t read and show overall lower cognitive abilities.
  - techblueberry 4d ago
    Because they weren’t held back in school? Not… you know…. Gestures everywhere But really, if we failed the first time, what makes you think we’ll be more successful the second?
    - znpy 4d ago
      “Gestures everywhere” really? Is that your argument?
      - techblueberry 4d ago
        Actually the second part was my argument. But gestures everywhere isn’t a bad backup. look I admit a sort of charming romance in the idea Of a stricter more conservative education system, I just don’t think the data supports such simple remedies.
        znpy 3d ago
        When reality and data disagree, data is clearly wrong.

by znpy 4d ago

m-hodges 4d ago

Yeah, I didn’t read a lot of books in high school (do read a lot more books as an adult!), but I did read a lot of information while sitting at a desktop computer.

techblueberry 4d ago

“if you needed to repeat a year of school, you just did. It felt harsh in the moment but looking back oh boy it was the correct thing to do.” Was it really? My read of the research is its mixed at best, and most effective at younger grades with targeted interventions. I never repeated a grade though, is your assertion based on experience or how are we defining “correct”?

znpy 4d ago
> My read of the research is its mixed at best Research is irrelevant, we have empirical evidence now: new generations can’t read and show overall lower cognitive abilities.
- techblueberry 4d ago
  Because they weren’t held back in school? Not… you know…. Gestures everywhere But really, if we failed the first time, what makes you think we’ll be more successful the second?
  - znpy 4d ago
    “Gestures everywhere” really? Is that your argument?
    - techblueberry 4d ago
      Actually the second part was my argument. But gestures everywhere isn’t a bad backup. look I admit a sort of charming romance in the idea Of a stricter more conservative education system, I just don’t think the data supports such simple remedies.
      - znpy 3d ago
        When reality and data disagree, data is clearly wrong.