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Experts warn classroom devices may hinder development of human skills needed for AI future

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Education experts are raising concerns about the negative impact of excessive classroom device use on students' development of essential human skills. Professors Sarah Schneider Kavanagh and Katie A. Danielson argue that while digital learning offers personalized instruction, it may hinder the development of crucial abilities like conversation, collaboration, and critical thinking, which are vital for navigating the future, especially in an AI-driven world. Neuroscientist Jared Cooney Horvath also noted a decline in cognitive capabilities among younger generations, correlating it with increased screen time in schools. AI

IMPACT Experts suggest that over-reliance on classroom devices may impede the development of uniquely human skills, which will become increasingly important in an AI-driven future.

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Experts warn classroom devices may hinder development of human skills needed for AI future

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  1. Fortune TIER_1 English(EN) · Jason Ma ·

    It’s not just math and reading. Classroom devices deprive kids of skills needed in the AI future and how to be ‘fully human,’ education experts say

    "Children don’t need school to become more like the digital world. They are already immersed in that world for much of the time outside school hours."

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