Our children are struggling.
Schools, once alive with human connection, are now dominated by screens and digital tools. The result is unmistakable: declining performance, fractured attention, and the slow erosion of rigorous thought. For the first time in recent history, children are falling behind previous generations on many key measures of cognitive development.
In The Digital Delusion, neuroscientist and educator Dr. Jared Cooney Horvath reveals how the widespread use of laptops, tablets, and classroom software is undermining how children learn and develop. Drawing on decades of research, he provides practical tools for families to reassess device use at home, equips educators with the means to restore attention-rich learning environments, and helps schools make smarter decisions about technology. He exposes and dismantles the central myths driving the EdTech movement and lays out a clear path for putting people—not programs—back at the center of education.
Listen to Jared Cooney Horvath, PhD, MEd in conversation with Jenn David-Lang on The Main Idea, a podcast for education leaders that engages with the latest and most powerful ideas about instructing students in the classroom today:
This episode of The Main Idea can also be listened to and downloaded via Apple Podcasts and Spotify.
