> How do iPads compare to textbooks? I've worked briefly in school where kids had iPads since 1st grade and in my opinion it was a catastrophe. Most obvious pr

> How do iPads compare to textbooks? I've worked briefly in school where kids had iPads since 1st grade and in my opinion it was a catastrophe. Most obvious problem is simple – it's very difficult to get kids concentrated on anything. Tiny working memory and control over cognitive load makes it especially hard for kids to learn and no distraction helps. And iPad with especially funny, "engaged" and other material meant to be helpful created a tons on these – "Look, how colors change in the animation!", "I wonder what I can do with fingers on screen?", "Can I scroll slower and faster?", "Copmetition! Who is the fastest scroller!", "What math?".