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Takes for granted the fact that circumvention was possible in part owing to large amounts of free time spend at the family computer, making the effort worthwhil
by slothtrop 3y ago
Takes for granted the fact that circumvention was possible in part owing to large amounts of free time spend at the family computer, making the effort worthwhile (and even so, not every kid will bother). With screentime restrictions this would be a moot point.
> this is only happening in the US
Not true last I checked. There's also a global phenomenon of worsening school performance, correlated strongly with the proliferation of smartphones.
- graemep 3y agoWorsening school performance also seems to be correlated with worsening schools. I only really know the issues in the UK but many seem common with other western countries: management by target and metrics, excessive pressure to achieve, demoralised teachers. correlation does not imply causation, especially likely to be entirely spurious with time series data
- slothtrop 3y agoLike I said, this is a global phenomenon that is not restricted to NA or even just the West, all of East Asia is seeing the same thing. Noah Smith wrote about it this year. I have seen zero evidence to suggest that schools are worsening everywhere. > management by target and metrics, excessive pressure to achieve That is not new. edit: Haidt recently had a word responding to critics tangentially related to this -- https://twitter.com/JonHaidt/status/1774571680511508601 https://twitter.com/JonHaidt/status/1774571680511508601