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Teacher links screen time, social media to declining student attention spans

A teacher with 15 years of experience observes a significant decline in the attention spans and work ethic of students, attributing this to excessive screen time, social media, and parenting. This teacher notes that while top-performing students remain impressive, the general student population now exhibits a much lower tolerance for hard work and active listening, a trend they estimate has doubled in prevalence over the past decade. AI

IMPACT Suggests that excessive screen time and social media, rather than AI specifically, may be negatively impacting students' ability to focus and learn.

RANK_REASON The item is an opinion piece from a teacher about the impact of screens and social media on education, not a direct announcement or research finding.

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    Its not # Ai that's killing # education in kids It is screens but socials and other trash they watch. The top and upper cohorts are fine. Top kids are actually

    Its not # Ai that's killing # education in kids It is screens but socials and other trash they watch. The top and upper cohorts are fine. Top kids are actually note impressive because of the tech. Observation of a teacher of 15 years (US, "Better school") "HOWEVER, the run of the…