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"Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world." - Nelson Mandela |
Use Video Games & Ditch Traditional Instruction, Says Edtech Chief
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. August 10, 2018
Today’s students should be taught with video games because their attention spans have decreased.
Mohit Midha, CEO of Mangahigh which develops math games, says to ditch traditional instruction because students cannot focus for more than five minutes. What a life! Getting to hang out with friends and play video games all day.
Smart Phones Are Connected To Rising Teen Suicides
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. July 21, 2018
Between 2010 and 2015, teen suicide or attempted suicide rose more than 50 percent. The rise is connected to an increase in teen ownership of smart phones, passing 50 percent in 2012 and soaring to 73 percent in 2015.
Digital Learning Is A $60 Billion Scam
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. July 18, 2018
The new Gold Rush will rake in $60 billion this year. The ed-tech gold rush has attracted deep pockets like Rupert Murdoch who invested more than $1 billion into Amplify to develop educational video-games.
Electronic Screen Media Creating Mental Health Problems for Kids
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. June 17, 2018
Research shows the use of electronic screen media is having biological and psychological health effects on children including reduced intelligence, increased ADHD, autism, anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, and cancer.
The American Academy of Pediatrics’ Committee on Communications and Media points out that children are experiencing unprecedented screen violence not just on television, but also on computers, video games and touch-screen devices. They note that such exposure has been clearly linked to aggressive behavior, aggressive thoughts, aggressive feelings and physiological arousal.
Will Education Derivatives Be the Next Wall Street Crash?
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. June 1, 2018
Education is becoming a tradeable market that does not concern itself with educating children.
Silicon Valley titans are partnering with investors to develop products and services. The annual ASU-GSV Summit for education technology is a must-attend event where venture capitalists meet with executives from education start-ups to review new personalized or adaptive learning systems for students.
Why Is Digital Learning Good For Your Kids But Not For Those of Silicon Valley Execs?
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. July 16, 2018
Silicon Valley companies are pushing digital products into public schools as teacher replacements but executives of giants, such as Google, Apple, Yahoo, and Hewlett-Packard, reject the use of technology for their own children.
Addictive Video Games Pushed Into Classrooms By Silicon Valley
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. June 8, 2018
Nearly all teen shooters over the past two decades have played many hours of recreational violent games that reward players for being proficient at killing. Now tech companies are pushing addictive educational video games into American classrooms.
Gates, Zuckerberg Team Up to Explore Kids' Brain Functions
By Carole Hornsby Haynes, Ph.D. May 15, 2018
Billionaire tech moguls Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg are teaming up to inflict more damage on the unsuspecting American public.
