The Education Gadfly Show

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Too much tech, too little learning? | Episode 1033 of The Education Gadfly Show

Too much tech, too little learning? | Episode 1033 of The Education Gadfly Show9 sept35 min

Brian Fitzpatrick, research manager at the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, joins Mike Petrilli and David Griffith to discuss his new report, High Tech, Low Standards: High School in the Age of Distraction. They examine how cell phones, school-issued devices, grade inflation, and AI are changing the high school experience, why banning phones alone may not be enough to solve the distraction problem, and what schools can do to refocus students on learning. Then, on the Research Minute, Amber Northe...