Teenagers’ mathematics and reading skills are in an unprecedented decline across dozens of countries and COVID school closures are only partly to be blamed, the OECD said on Tuesday in its latest survey of global learning standards.

  • Ragdoll X@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    It is absolutely true that increasing income can improve parenting and by extension the outcomes of kids, but there is also evidence that using computers too much can be detrimental for their education.

    Really it’s no different than how these things affect us adults: We all know that social media is trying to monopolize our attention, and that it’s affecting our attention spans and mental health. Although arguably for kids it’s even worse since their brains are still in development.