Desert Trail<p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/APS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>APS</span></a> is requiring screen time for students in the 2025-26 school year (more mandatory screen time for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/intervention" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>intervention</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/students" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>students</span></a>, which is madness). Teachers in the trenches know that this is a terrible move - here’s a summary of the extensive evidence (made available for free from <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UNESCO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>UNESCO</span></a> )that screen-free instruction from a skillful teacher is more important than digitizing <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/learning" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>learning</span></a>. <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AnEdTechTragedy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AnEdTechTragedy</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/jonathanhaidt" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>jonathanhaidt</span></a> <a href="https://open.substack.com/pub/jonathanhaidt/p/edtech-tragedy?r=10cse3&amp;utm_medium=ios" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">open.substack.com/pub/jonathan</span><span class="invisible">haidt/p/edtech-tragedy?r=10cse3&amp;utm_medium=ios</span></a></p>