{"id":244264,"date":"2026-05-12T07:07:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/our-obsession-with-technology-is-destroying-our-kids\/"},"modified":"2026-05-12T07:10:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T11:10:09","slug":"our-obsession-with-technology-is-destroying-our-kids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/our-obsession-with-technology-is-destroying-our-kids\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Obsession With Technology Is Destroying Our Kids"},"content":{"rendered":"

Our Obsession With Technology Is Destroying Our Kids<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.levelman.com\/our-obsession-with-technology-is-destroying-our-kids\/<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-05-12 07:07:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.levelman.com<\/a><\/p>\n

I started teaching at my current school about 15 years ago. It was the school’s first year fully implementing its new technology plan. Each student would receive a MacBook, and we were to use them in every class period.<\/p>\n

Every teacher training I went to for years was about how to better integrate technology. As a young man who didn\u2019t have regular access to a computer until college, I found this plan almost unbelievable and extremely generous. These kids, even the poor ones like me, would grow up with skills and opportunities I never experienced.<\/p>\n

Fast forward 15 years, and I\u2019m trying to convince the principal that we need less technology in the classroom. The kids are dependent on the computers.<\/p>\n

Every year, I have more students who can\u2019t read their own handwriting. I don\u2019t mean they were writing quickly and couldn\u2019t understand a word they scribbled. I mean, their baseline handwriting is so poor they can\u2019t understand\u00a0most\u00a0of what they write.<\/p>\n

I have students who cannot think critically. When they are asked a question, their default is to use AI to answer it. The most extreme case of this is when I asked a student to describe themselves, and they attempted to ask AI.<\/p>\n

Class discussion has dwindled to monosyllabic responses or regurgitated AI dribble.<\/p>\n

It is so dystopian and so obvious to me, yet the district pushes forward with its AI commands.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m one guy. What do I know? Experts are working on this stuff. They have information to which I am not privy.<\/p>\n

Luckily, Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath doesn\u2019t have my mindset. He did the research, and in his book\u00a0The Digital Delusion: How Classroom Technology Harms Our Kids\u2019 Learning \u2014 And How To Help Them Thrive Again,\u00a0Horvath exposes the truth.<\/p>\n

Standards<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cOur children are less cognitively capable than we were at their age\u201d (Horvath xv).<\/p>\n

This is something many of us have complained about after a long day of teaching. My peers and I are always reminded that we were the exceptions as children….<\/p>\n

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