A thought-provoking experiment: What happens when children don't have the internet for a whole day? -- Science of the Spirit -- Sott.net

A thought-provoking experiment: What happens when children don't have the internet for a whole day? -- Science of the Spirit -- Sott.net:



 "At first glance, the idea seems rather harmless. That's why the psychologist who organised it mistakenly believed that the experiment would be absolutely safe. Nobody expected such shocking results. Only three of the 68 participants reached the end of the experiment — one girl and two boys. Three of the participants had suicidal thoughts. Five of them experienced intense panic attacks. Twenty-seven experienced symptoms such as nausea, sweating, dizziness, hot flushes and abdominal pain. Almost everyone who took part experienced feelings of fear and anxiety.
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We Always Have Choice - Intellectual Freedom Blog

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Technology Integration in Districts and Schools: Next Project (Part 1) - Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice

Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice
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For decades, as a teacher, administrator, and researcher I have been a consumer and a skeptic of new technologies in both K-12 schools and higher education. My books, articles, talks, and this blog have documented the hype, adoption, and partial … Continue reading →

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You are not what you read: librarians purge user data to protect privacy

http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2016/jan/13/us-library-records-purged-data-privacy

How software that learns as it teaches is upgrading Brazilian education

Improving the transmission of content. Yes, valuable. But not teaching how to think.

http://www.theguardian.com/technology/2016/jan/10/geekie-educational-software-brazil-machine-learning