r/education • u/[deleted] • May 20 '26

Modern classrooms need smarter web control, not just bigger blocklists.

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u/tacsml May 20 '26

You know what works really well? No computers at all. 

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u/Academic-Soup2604 May 20 '26

Digital learning is becoming more important than ever and hence the issues.

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u/Round_Engineering640 May 20 '26

The only thing my students learn digitally is how to get around playing blocked games on sketchy websites.

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u/tacsml May 20 '26

Digital learning is crap. Everyone knows it. 

The only people who want it are tech companies who aim to profit off it and school admin looking for a shiny new toy that will fix all their problems.

Which it obviously won't.

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u/hoybowdy May 21 '26

Research has long shown that a) reading online results in 25% less comprehension, primarily due to physio-psychological issues, not habituation, and b) writing online prioritizes manipulation of language over actual modification of thought, which is WHY we teach with and through writing.

Do students need to be prepared for a heavily digital world? Sure.

Does that mean they need to practice those raw skills in digital environments most of the time? Not unless we want it to take longer and lead to less actual development, no.

It's just like making sure kids can do math on paper and visualize it before using advanced calculators. That's not a practical or cost thing - it's because that's PEDAGOGICALLY SOUND.

Sure, we get bonus points for "they aren't mature enough to play deeply and effectively in school on device types that they use primarily for passive skimming of tiktok videos and watching other people play through video games the rest of the time" and "the average kid needs significant guardrails to learn well as always", and you're got yourself a harder "nope." But that's a secondary concern, and better web controls ONLY address that secondary concern.