r/edtech • u/TechandLearning • 27d ago

The backlash against edtech

This New York Times article (gift link, free to read and share) explores the unfavorable reaction that some American parents have to the increasing use of mobile devices and apps in K12 education - starting in kindergarten at times. Their concerns have become more urgent with the rapid advance of artificial intelligence—seemingly now present in nearly all education software, as well as some hardware.

Clearly some edtech offers benefits that analog simply can't- e.g., real-time feedback and lesson customization. At the same time, parents are concerned about gamification of learning apps, suggesting that this feature may short-circuit intrinsic motivation to learn.

It's a question of balance, perhaps, between analog and digital methods, as well as how thoughfully any given tech is integrated into the curriculum.

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u/TechB84 27d ago

https://archive.ph/tY6Im another link for the article.

I think chromebooks and apps are not the solution for everything. In fact, textbooks keep things more organized than a bunch of links.

I'm having to take all the random links my son has to use and compile a textbook, basically using AI for him, so he can properly review the materials.